Important People of the

King George III ● King of Great Britain ● Main writer of the ● Ruled the colonies from Declaration of Great Britain Independence

John Adams ● Lawyer ● Commander of the ● Helped with Declaration during of Independence the American Revolution

Paul Revere ● Silversmith and engraver ● Great speaker ● member ● Famous saying included ● Midnight ride to warn of “...give me liberty or give the British coming me death”

Benjamin Franklin ● Inventor ● Continental Army officer ● Postmaster of who became a spy for Britain, known as a ● Diplomat to France traitor

Patriots Black Regiments ● Support colonist views ● Free black men and slaves who chose to fight Loyalist against Great Britain ● Support British views American Revolution - Causes and Events

French and Indian War 1765 ● War between Great ● Tax on papers, newspapers Britain and France over to raise money to pay war land in North America debts ● Great Britain won

Daughters of Liberty Sons of Liberty ● Secret group of women ● Secret group of men who against Great Britain opposed Great Britain ● Organized boycotts and ● Organized events like supports Sons of Liberty Tea Party

Boston Tea Party ● Sons of Liberty disguised ● Colonist protesting in as Indians dump crates of Boston are fired upon by tea into the Boston British soldiers killing a Harbor protesting tea tax few colonist

No Taxation Without Declaration of Independence Representation ● A document written in ● Rally cry of colonist response to the tyranny of who did not want to pay King George and his abuse taxes that they did not of agree to power

Battle of Concord Battle of Battle of and Lexington Saratoga Yorktown ● First battle of ● Turning point ● Victory battle American of American of American Revolution Revolution Revolution