AP US History 1 Chapter 7 People Flashcards

7105363587	John Hancock	Nicknamed "King of the Smugglers," he was a wealthy Massachusetts merchant in 1776 who was important in persuading the American colonies to declare their independence from England. He was the ringleader in storing gunpowder which resulted in the battles in Lexington and Concord.	0
7105367615	Lord North	King George III's stout prime minister 1770's-1782. Governor during Boston Tea Party.	1
7105372085	George Grenville	British Prime Minister from 1763-1765. To obtain funds for Britain after the costly Seven Years' War, he ordered the Navy to enforce the unpopular Navigation Laws. He had Parliament pass the Sugar Act, the Quartering Act, the Stamp Act.	2
7105376370	Samuel Adams	Often called the "Penman of the Revolution," he was a master propagandist and an engineer of rebellion. He organized the local Committees of Correspondence in Massachusetts.	3
7105378019	Charles Townshend	He was in control of the British ministry and persuaded Parliament in 1767 to pass regulations imposing a light import duty on glass, white lead, paper, and tea. It was a tax that the colonists were very much against.	4
7105382215	John Adams	Patriot of the American Revolution and second president of the U.S. from 1796-1800. He attended the Continental Congress as a delegate from Massachusetts.	5
7105385056	George III	King of England in the 1770's.	6
7105387246	Baron Von Steuben	A stern, Prussian drillmaster that taught American soldiers during the Revolutionary War how to successfully fight the British	7