American Revolution

firing several shots

sending a boat down the Charles River

wearing a red coat

hanging a lantern in a church

They prevented the colonists from exporting tea.

They gave the British a monopoly on selling tea.

They raised taxes on tea.

They stated that the colonists could not grow tea in America.

They attacked and killed the British guards.

They paid the ship's captain to let them on.

They dressed like Mohawk Indians.

They pretended to be British soldiers.

King George understood that the colonists were unhappy.

All shipments of tea to America stopped.

Paul Revere warned colonists that the British were coming.

The Declaration of Independence was signed.

There were more of them than British soldiers.

They were not as well-trained as the British soldiers.

They had trained as soldiers all their lives.

They wore bright yellow uniforms with green stripes.

stealing the colonists' ammunition and supplies

passing the Tea Acts

shutting down Boston Harbor

attacking the colonists' church

The French-Indian War began.

Colonists dumped $70,000 worth of tea into Boston Harbor.

Democracy in Massachusetts was restricted.

Nearly 75 British soldiers were killed in Concord.

The British were standing in straighter lines.

The British were wearing brighter red coats.

The Americans used guerilla-style fighting tactics.

The Americans had more help from Indians.

George Washington and John Hancock

William Dawes and Samuel Prescott

Samuel Prescott and John Hancock

Sam Adams and William Dawes

"Hide behind trees and attack by surprise."

"Stay back and let them approach."

"Fire at any Redcoats you see."

"Don't fire unless you're fired upon."