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George Rogers Clark was an soilder from Virgina. He served as the leader of the Kentucky militia during most of the war.
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The French and Indian War was a seven year long war. England and France fought in the French and Indian War. England won. This event was important was because after the war England pressed taxes onto the colonies. They pressed taxes because the war was so expensive.
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Molly Pitcher was the girl who dressed as a boy so she could go into the American forces.
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Nathon Hale was the Americans first spy.
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The stamp act was what England did to get money to pay the French and Indian War. The things that had to be taxed was ship papers, legal documents, licenses, and newspapers, ect.
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In the Boston Massacre 5 people died and 7 people were injured because of the British soilders.The colonists had no weapons and the British soilders had guns.
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The tea tax was the tax on tea.
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The Boston Tea Pary was when the colonists were mad because of the tea tax and dumped tea into the Boston harbor.
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The Tax Office burned down because of the Colonists.
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The First Continental Congress is when the repusentives came to Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to discuss how to fight England and how to break free. There were 56 members in the First Continental Congress.
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The midnight ride was when Paul Revere, William Dawes, Samuel Presscott rode at midnight yelling " THE RED COATS ARE COMING, THE RED COATS ARE COMING!"
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The Second Continental Congress was met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was when a group of repustentives got together.
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The Lexington and Concord battle was, when the British tried to arrest Sam Adams and John Hancock. The two leaders of the patriots.
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The Battle of Breeds and Bunker Hill was mostly on Breeds Hill. It was in Charlestown, Massachusettus. The colonists were outnumbered and retreated around midnight from the British.
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The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress. The Declaration was written by Thomas Jefferson. And signed by John Hancock. Then 9 days later the rest of the delegates signed the Declaration.
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The battle of Long Island was the first major battle of the Revlonionary War. It was in New York.
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This was the first move that George Washington did to surprise attack against the Hession forces in Trenton, New Jersey.
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The Battle of Trenton was when George Washtion crossed the Delaware River. It was Washintions first victory.
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The Battle of Saratoga was fought 18 days apart and 9 miles away from Saratoga, New York. The British had 5000 forces and the Americans had 12000 to 14000 militia troops. The Americans made the British troops surrender.
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The Vallay Forge was the sight of the camp of the American Continental Army.
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The Battle Vincennes was when this guy named Clark and his group went to the Fort of Vincennes and took a British prisioner and found out everything you know. The Americans then went to war and left 150 British soilders behind.
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Was a victorise battle won by the American forces and the French forces.
