1. Fought in the French & Indian War in the British army and helped with the construction of Fort Necessity

• George Washington

• Crispus Attucks

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

Thought to have been the first person killed in the Boston Massacre

• Crispus Attucks

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

Known for his “give me liberty, or give me death” speech; he didn’t participate in any of the great meetings or documents of the Revolutionary period

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

• Thomas Paine

Considered to be the Father of the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

First person to sign the Declaration of Independence

• John Hancock

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

• Crispus Attucks

Philosopher associated with the Enlightenment ideas used in the colonies; his thoughts can be found in his pamphlet Common Sense

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

• Crispus Attucks

• Patrick Henry

Cause: Conflict over control of land and resources of the Ohio River Valley

• Effect: French & Indian War

• Effect: Parliament created new taxes on the colonies

• Effect: This caused England to make less money because people were not buying English goods

• Effect: Angered the American colonists because the Proclamation prevented the colonists from settling the area they had fought to control in the French & Indian War

Cause: After the French & Indian War

• Effect: England imposed more taxes and regulations on the colonies

• Effect: French & Indian War

• Effect: Parliament created new taxes on the colonies

• Effect: This caused England to make less money because people were not buying English goods

Cause: Parliament owned a large debt for the war and wanted the colonists to help pay for it

• Effect: Parliament created new taxes on the colonies

• Effect: This caused England to make less money because people were not buying English goods

• Effect: Angered the American colonists because the Proclamation prevented the colonists from settling the area they had fought to control in the French & Indian War

• Effect: England imposed more taxes and regulations on the colonies

Cause: Proclamation of 1763

• Effect: Angered the American colonists because the Proclamation prevented the colonists from settling the area they had fought to control in the French & Indian War

• Effect: England imposed more taxes and regulations on the colonies

• Effect: French & Indian War

• Effect: Parliament created new taxes on the colonies