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lord cornwallis
he was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. In the United States and United Kingdom he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in the American War of Independence. -
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George Rogers Clark
he was a soldier from Virginia and the highest ranking American military officer on the northwestern frontier during the American Revolutionary War. -
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french and indain war
was a massive war involving Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden. -
stamp act
the stamp act was the tax on any paper you can buy. you would need a stamp to prove you payed for it -
boston massacre
the boston massacre was a street fight between the patriots and the British troops -
tea tax
the tea tax was passed so the govermantcan pay for the french and indian war. -
boston tea party
the sons of liberty dump the tea into the harbor -
First Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774. Carpenter's Hall was also the seat of the Pennsylvania Congress. All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates. -
midnight ride
this is the night were the british were invading the town so paul rever rode warning -
lexing and concord
british troops march to the citys -
Second Continental Congress
the congress meets a second time -
battle of bunker hill
mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after the adjacent Bunker Hil -
United States Declaration of Independence
statement adopted by the Continental Congress which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, -
The Battle of Long Island
was the first major battle in the American Revolutionary War following the United States Declaration of Independence -
crossing of the Delaware River
the first move in a planned surprise attack organized by George Washington against the Hessians -
The Battle of Trenton
during the American Revolutionary War after General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton, New Jersey. -
Battle of Saratoga
The British wanted to take control of the Hudson River Valley to cut off New England from the other colonies. General Burgoyne with 7,700 troops approached Albany, New York, from Canada -
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Valley Forge
Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the site of the camp of the American Continental Army over the winter -
Vincennes
The British, since the end of the French and Indian War, had made a great effort to keep the Indians friendly to them in the area of what is now Southern Illinois and Ohio. By the time of the Revolution, they had turned the Indians against the colonists who were encroaching on the Indian hunting grounds.
