Midterm review: Important people leading up to the Revolution
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13dkodroff on January 4, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 King George III | King of england at the time |
| George Grenville | new Prime Minister 1760 |
| william pitt | replaced george grenville as Prime Minister |
| Charles Townshend | Created Townshend acts; had most of the power while pitt was Prime minister |
| John dickinson | created the olive branch petition |
| Thomas paine | wrote pamphlit called common sense |
| Patrick Henry | said "Give me liberty or give me death" also Virginia delegate at both continental congresses |
| Thomas jefferson | actual writer of Declaration of independance |
| richard Henry Lee | introduced idea for Resolution for independance |
| Samuel adams | leader of the sons of liberty |
| John Hancock | richest man in Boston; had biggest signature of Declaration of independance |
| paul revere | had his midnight ride; patriot propagandist |
| Crispus attucks | African american shot at Boston massacre |
| Captain Preston | captain of soldiers who fired at Boston massacre |
| Lord North | prime Minister in 1770; took away parts of Townshend acts and repealled quartering acts |
| John adams | defended British regulars at trials after Boston massacre |
| Benjamin Franklin | Printer who took up politics; on committee for drafting Declarartion of Independance |
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