| A | B |
|---|
| Intolerable Act | 4 coercive (mean) acts that made the colonists mad. |
| First Continental Congress | meeting of delegates (elected) from the colonies who voted to ban all trade with Britain until all acts were repealed. |
| Paul Revere | warned that the British were coming (1 by land/2 by sea). |
| Lexington and Concord | 1st battles of the Revolutionary War |
| Lexington and Concord | Shot heard around the world |
| Second Continental Congress | meeting in Philadelphia - delegates agreed to form Army and Washington is General. Print$$. Voted for Independence. |
| Continental Army | colonial military lead by Washington. |
| Benedict Arnold | officer who lead attack on Quebc and failed (later betrays country). |
| Common Sense | pamphlet by Thomas Paine that helped convince Americans that breaking away from Britain was necessary - promote independence. |
| Declaration of Independence | document written to list the grievances against the king and official declare independence. |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independence. |
| Olive Branch Petition | document that asked the King to restore harmony between Britain and colonies (King said "NO"). |
