Individuals in US History

A war between Great Britain and the 13 colonies in which American colonies won their independence; lasted from 1775 to 1783.

• American Revolution

• Boston Tea Party

• Pilgrims

• Sons of Liberty

An event that occurred in 1773 where a group of colonists dumped tea overboard to the Boston harbor to protest taxes by the British government.

• Jamestown Colony

• Plymouth

• Boston Tea Party

• Rhode Island

The first permanent English colony in North America located in what is now Williamsburg, Virginia.

• Mayflower Compact

• Jamestown Colony

• Sons of Liberty

• William Bradford

A settlement started by a group of people called Puritans in 1630.

• Boston Tea Party

• Plymouth

• Rhode Island

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

An agreement created by the passengers of the Mayflower ship and the first government document to be signed in the land that became the United States.

• Pilgrims

• Mayflower Compact

• Sons of Liberty

• American Revolution

A group of founders of the Plymouth Colony in 1620 who wanted to separate from the Church of England.

• Pilgrims

• Mayflower Compact

• Boston Tea Party

• Sons of Liberty

The first lasting English settlement in New England located near modern-day Plymouth, Massachusetts.

• American Revolution

• Plymouth

• Mayflower Compact

• Rhode Island

One of the 13 original American colonies that was founded by Roger Williams.

• William Bradford

• Boston Tea Party

• Rhode Island

• Plymouth

A group of American colonists who disagreed with British rule of the 13 colonies.

• Pilgirms

• Plymouth

• Sons of Liberty

• William Bradford

The governor of Plymouth Colony for 30 years. He helped make Plymouth the first lasting colony in New England.

• William Bradford

• Pilgrims

• Jamestown Colony

• American Revolution