| A | B |
|---|
| John Adams | championed the cause of independence |
| John Locke | believed the purpose of government was to protect people's natural rights |
| First Continental Congress | meeting of delegates from 12 colonies to discuss colonial issues |
| Boston Massacre | colonists shot after taunting British soldiers |
| Samuel Adams | member of Sons of Liberty |
| Stamp Act | placed new duties on legal documents such as wills, diplomas, and marriage papers |
| Patrick Henry | famous for his speech in the House of Burgesses |
| Boston Tea Party | Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patriots in protesting tax |
| Thomas Paine | wrote Common Sense |
| Proclamation of 1763 | forbade colonists to settle west of Appalachian Mountains |
| repeal | cancel |
| Paul Revere | made a ride to warn colonists of British arrival |
| Phillis Wheatley | former slave who wrote poems and plays |
