| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Charles Townshend | Chancellor of the exchequer (person in charge of England's finances) who was responsible for the creation of the Townshend Act in order to find a way to pay for the royal governers and judges in the colonies |
| Benjamin Franklin | Printer and statesman who created the Albany Plan, which was the first congress of American colonists and Iriquois in an attempt to unite all of the colonial governments (was unsuccessful). |
| George Washington | Colonial general who's goal was to be an officer in the British military. He discovered the French fort Duquesne in present day PA. The skirmish about this fort began the last French-Indian War. Later, he reported that the French and indians were using guerilla warfare tactics. |
| George Grenville | Prime Minister who convinced King George to let him raise the taxes in the colonies, basically ending salutary neglect. The Navigation Acts began to be enforced, and the Sugar Act was the first new tax. |
| John Dickinson | Lawyer whose thesis was focused on the people's innate right to rebel under a corrupt government. Wrote 12 pamphlets called "Letters from a PA farmer" which explained how small farmers were being destroyed by the taxes under the psuedonym "Farmer". They were very popular, even in England. |
| Samuel Adams | Rebellious colonist who at one point was a smuggler. Was a good speaker as well and basically started the Boston branch of the Sons of Liberty. The British attempted to arrest him and John Hancock at Lexington. |
| John Hancock | Protégé of Samuel Adams whom the British tried to arrest at Lexington (with Samuel Adams). Was very wealthy from his shipping (smuggling) business and used that wealth to fuel the revolutionary fire. |
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