| Term | Definition |
|---|
| James Otis | Patriot, Sons of Liberty leader, Massachusetts lawyer made speeches against British. "Taxation without representation is tyranny." |
| King George III | Britain's king during the 1760s and 70's. A tyrant who wanted to control the colonies in America. |
| Patrick Henry | Member of Virginia's House of Burgesses, a patriot and Sons of Liberty member. Most famous speech, "I know not what course others may take. But, as for me, Give me liberty or give me death." Also, "If this be treason, make the most of it." |
| Crispus Attucks | African American slave who lost his life at the Boston Massacre. 1st American to lose life for freedom. |
| Samuel Adams | Sons of Liberty leader, called for boycotts and other protests. Formed committees of Correspondence. "Every dip of his pen stings." |
| John Adams | Lawyer and cousin of Sam Adams. Represented the British after Boston Massacre because he believed in the rule of law. |
| Captain John Parker | Colonial leader of the Minutemen in Lexington. "Stand your ground, don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have war, let it begin here." |
| John Hancock | Patriot, Sons of Liberty, signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Paul Revere | Boston silversmith, engraved the Boston Massacre which was used for propaganda, made the famous Midnight Ride to warn colonists that the British were coming. Sons of Liberty patriot. |
| William Dawes | Helped Paul Revere relay the message that British were coming. |
| Dr. Samuel Prescott | Helped Paul Revere and William Dawes with the message. He was the one who made it all the way to Concord. |
| General Thomas Gage | Leader of the British troops. |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet which convinced colonists to separate from Britain. Called King George a "Royal Brute" |
| Benedict Arnold | Officer in Continental Army who led the attack on Fort Ticonderoga, but was unsuccessful in the invasion of Quebec. |
| George Washington | General for the Continental Army. |
| Ethan Allen | Leader of the Green Mountain Boys who captured the Fort Ticonderoga and stole artillery from British. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Author of the Declaration of Independence. Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Wrote the preamble to Declaration: "We hold these truths to be self-evident...unalienable rights – Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." |
| William Prescott | "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." At the battle of Bunker Hill, said by colonial leader. |
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