Royally appointed first as command of English forces in New York, the expelling of the Massachusetts governor in 1774 would cause his reappointment...

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Royally appointed first as command of English forces in New York, the expelling of the Massachusetts governor in 1774 would cause his reappointment from military service to political leadership.

B.

Leader of the aggressive campaign to remove the royally appointed stamp distributer Andrew Oliver from Boston in the wake of the first round of taxes post Seven Years' War.

C.

Boston silversmith who's engraving of the Boston Massacre would become one of the most noteworthy examples of propaganda in American history.

D.

Successful Philadelphia Lawyer who's most famous contribution to the patriot cause was a theoretical editorial written about a farmer comparing the Townshend duties to forms of slavery because of his hardships and lack of representation.

E.

British Prime Minister during the 1770s, he was responsible for the repeal of most of the Townshend duties, but still deemed untrustworthy, and was accused of trying to squander more colonial funds into the British coffers by removing the competing Dutch tea trade.

F.

As Prime Minister of England during much of the period of revolutionary fervor in the colonies, he was directly responsible for some of the more controversial decisions during the pre-war period, including the appointment of Townshend as minister of finance.

G.

Royal Governor of Virginia who, in 1775, proclaimed freedom to any slaves who willingly enlisted to serve the king's army.

H.

Governor of Virginia with personal financial interests in the expansion of territory who commissioned a young George Washington to his first assignment, which would also be a catalyst for the Seven Years' War.

I.

As an Anglican minister, this religious leader's message would curry favor with many who had belonged to the Church of England including noted reformers and politicians of the time.

J.

His diary, written using literary skills that were illegal for him to have learned, is one of today's greatest resources into the harsh realities of the 18th century life for slaves.

K.

English Prime Minister during the early stages of rebellion in the colonies; he is directly tied to the ill-received Sugar and Stamp Acts which he claimed were measures to recoup financial losses by the crown during the Seven Years' War.

L.

Elderly leader of the Mohawk tribe whose distrust in the British caused a limited alliance between the colonizers and former Native American allies prior to the Seven Years' War.