The Albany Plan of Union

Refusal to buy a product or service, or to deal Boycott with a business, or nation, as a means to protest

Ben Franklin tried to unify the colonies to ban The Albany Plan of Union together to fight against the French.

A government’s representative who deals Diplomat with other nations

The Intolerable Acts King George passed harsh rules for the colonists to follow in response to the colonists dumping tea in Boston Harbor.

Militia An army made up of ordinary citizens

These two men rode through the towns on Paul Revere and horseback to warn the Patriots that they British were coming to attack. William Dawes

Why did the British tax the The British Parliament wanted the colonists to pay back the money it cost to have the colonists? British soldiers fight to protect them in the French and Indian War.

It was a tough battle that the Patriots lost, but The Battle of Bunker Hill built up their confidence because they gave the famous British Army a good fight, and cause a lot of deaths for Britain’s army.

It was a battle between Britain and France to The French and Indian War occupy the Ohio River Valley for better trade. Revolution This was a British law that forced colonists to The Stamp Act pay a tax on various paper goods.

Congress A meeting of a group of representatives

This was a document declaring that the Declaration of colonists wanted to separate from British rule. Independence

The Sons of Liberty dressed as “American The Boston Tea Party Indians” and dumped Britain’s cargo of tea into the harbor in retaliation of taxes

They were untrained and didn’t have the best The Patriots during the weapons, but they were enthusiastic and War ready to fight for their freedom

A colonist who supported British rule. Loyalist

The British Army was large and well-trained. Britain’s plan for the war They planned to attack their enemy quickly and with full force before they could get help

Propaganda Information used to win support for a cause

Duty A tax on imported goods A small skirmish between colonists and The Boston Massacre British soldiers. It started as a snowball fight and 5 people were killed. Word spread across the colonies and it was described a huge, deadly “massacre” in order to gain support to fight the British.

No Taxation without This is what the colonist argued when Britain began imposing taxes on the colonists, Representation without the colonists being able to represent their say in the British government.

Towards the end of the Revolution, France France and Spain enters and Spain joined with the Patriots to fight the war against the British. Together, they won the Revolutionary War.

The war’s effect of Native Native Americans were treated poorly, even the ones who fought with the Patriots. Most Americans of the their land was taken away from them.

The Treaty of Paris This meeting officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized America’s independence.

Benjamin Franklin Ben Franklin was a very important part of the American Revolution. He was smart enough to know that banning the colonies together would help them win. He convinced France to help the Patriots win the war. He also represented America at important meetings and helped write the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Paris.