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thomas paine
thomas paine was an English-American political author. he inspired the patriots. -
Treaty of paris
The teaty of paris was a treaty that went throught spain french brittish and portugal. this traty was made after the brittish won the french and indian war. -
proclamation of 1763
the royal proclamation of 1763 was made by king george III which was made so that nobody could settle past the Appalachian Mountains. -
stamp act
the stamp act was enforce so when someone sent a letter they would have to put a stamp on it. The stamp on the letter is a stamp that is required on the letter to send it. -
quartering Act
The quartering act was made to help soliders get food. it was made so soilders without food could get food by the people. they were made to get food and give it to the soilders. -
townshend acts
The purpose of the Townshend Acts was to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would be independent of colonial rule.it was made so the brittish had enough money to pay people to be goveners and judges. -
boston massacre
five soliders were sent out to support and protect colonial officals. that same day the brittish soliders killed five male people and injured 6 others. -
boston tea party
the government hade tea that was sent over and that tea had a tax on it that the people did not accept. they got on the ship and threw the boxes of tea in the water ruining the tea. -
intolerable acts
Four of the acts were issued in direct response to the Boston Tea Party. this is the main act that started outbreak of the American Revolution. -
1st Continental Congress
the 1st Continental Congress was made to tell the king to stop with the intolerable acts and if he did not the people would boycott. The king did not listen and kept on doing it and the people started to boycott. -
Paul Revere
paul revere was best known for his famous midnight ride. he was sent by Joseph Warren. he was sent out to move militarry supplies to different locations so the brittish would not take the supplies. -
lexington and concord
lexington and concord was the start of the american revolution. it was between the 13 colonies and the brittish. -
Dec. of independence
the dec. of independence is one of the most famous event in american history because that is when we gained our freedom against the brittish -
lord cornwallis
lord cornwallis was a general in the brittish army. he was the most honourable general. -
thomas jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father.The main author of the Declaration of Independence. the third President of the United States. -
battle of saratoga
the battle of saratoga was apart of the american revolution. the battle lasted eighteen days and the battle was in a battlefield 9 miles long. -
loyalists
the loyalists were the remainings of the brittish soliders.when the brittish were defeated they fled. -
sam adams
sam adams was an American statesman. sam adams was one of the founding fathers of the united states. -
benedict arnold
benedict arnold was a general during the American Revolutionary War. he was a general to the american army and thought that he would give that command the the brittish.the american found out and was sent to the brittish. -
sons of liberty
The Sons of Liberty was an organization of American patriots that started in the North American British colonies. The group was formed to protect the rights of the colonists -
Hessian
Hessian were german soliders controled by the brittish empire.They gave alot of power to support the king's cause. -
patriots
the patriots were those colonists who fought against the brittish. patriots were the very special people in the coloney. -
battle of yorktown
the battle of yorktown was a battle that was won because the american army teamed up with the french. Charles Cornwallis surrendered and the americans won. -
George Washington
George Washington was very important. he was the first president. he also fought in the french and indian war when he was young. -
john adams
john adams was the second president of the united states. john adams was the vice president of the united states when george washington was a the president of the unites states. -
martha washington
martha washington was the wife of george washington. she was the first first lady of the united states. she known as lady washington. -
abigail adams
Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams the second President of the United States. she was the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth President.
