| A | B |
|---|
| The boston massacre | used as propaganda for the patriots |
| The tea act | gave the east india company total control of the tea trade |
| The intolerable acts | governors now appointed by king, boston port closed, colonists had to quarter british soldiers coming, town meetings had to be approved |
| The Boston tea party | colonists dressed like mohawk indians and dumped tea overboard |
| committee of correspondence | shared info. about british soldiers,, started by SAmuel Adams |
| The continental congress | told each colony to start traing soldiers |
| comittee of safety | John Hanncock leader,set up spy system,collected weapons in Concord, organized minutemen |
| Paul Revere's midnight ride | william dauz and paul revere warned people bout the british coming to seize their weapons |
| Battle of lexington | 60 m-men vs. 250 brithish, 8 colonists killed, British retreatde to boston being shot by m-men along the way |
| Second continental congress | met in philidelphia, renamed militia army of the united colonies(g. washington army's leader) |
| The battle of bunker hill | mostly on breed's hill,it was close to boston,british pushed back twice before taking breed's hill, Britain lost almost half their soldiers |
| olive branch petition | asked king george for reconciliation,king refused and called colonists rebels |
| Common Sense | convinced colonists that it waws time for independence, written by thomas paine,pamphlet |
| Declaration of independence | approved by congress july 4, 1776 |
