Paul Revere, a member of the Sons of Liberty, heightened the tension surrounding the Boston Massacre by publishing an inaccurate account which depicted a line of British troops firing into an unarmed crowd.

The leaders of the American Revolution were inspired by Enlightenment ideas of liberty, reason, and optimism.

The delegates of the Second Continental Congress created this document which outlined their grievances against King George.

John Adams created this patriotic group in response to the Stamp Act.

This act required that all printed material produced in the colonies to carry a stamp purchased from the authorities.

This company received a royal charter from King James I to begin a colony in the New World which later became known as Jamestown.

In 1664, after receiving a royal charter from his brother Charles II, this royal sent a fleet to take over New Amsterdam, which prompted the Dutch to flee.

Jamestown was established under a charter granted to the Virginia Company of London by this Stuart monarch.

This English monarch, who did not call Parliament for over 10 years, was beheaded in 1649 during the English Civil War

This patriot was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence, printing his name so large that George would not have to use his spectacles to see it.