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George Washington
George Washington was a general in the French and Indian war, that is were is title skyrocketed. then he was recruited to be a general in the American Revolution. He led the patriots to victory and helped us become independent. he was also our first president. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the united states of America. He also is a founding father and was a vice president for John Adams. -
French and Indian War
The french and Indian war was a fight for land. the french were expanding south and the British were expanding west, eventually they met in the middle and didn't end until a treaty of Paris was signed. British won and the french surrendered and the french got kicked out of north america. -
Treaty of Paris
the Treaty of Paris also known as the Treaty of 1763, was signed to end the French and Indian war. In the terms of the Treaty, France gave up all of it's North American land to the British. -
Sugar Act
This act is a lot like the molasses act, they tax all sugar products though and it is less. the colonists thought it was intolerable and didn't agree because they had no say. -
Townshend Act
the Townshend Act was a series of acts, that imported goods would be taxed. But Americans had no say, and the colonists were not happy with that and they often stole or didn't pay the taxes. tax collectors were hated and often abused or even put to death by the colonists. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was and indecent that ended in five lost lives. No one knows what really happened, some blame the colonists for throwing snowballs and some think that the British soldiers just started shooting. -
Proclamation of 1773
this document was issued by king George. The document said that you couldn't settle west. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists were upset with British laws so they rebelled. They dumped all the tea that was on the ship into the harbor, meanwhile dressed as Indians. -
Intolerable Acts
the intolerable acts were placed after the Boston tea party serving as a punishment. they included the quartering act which made you take in a soldier and take care of them even if you couldn't afford it. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was held at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was were the delegates of the colonies met and had discussions. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention for the representatives of the 13 colonies. It was an add on to the First Continental Congress. -
Lexington and Concord
"The British are coming!" Lexington and Concord, is famous for the things people said. "the shot heard around the world". In Lexington, the British soldiers came and no one knew who fired the first shot but the battle stared and many lives were lost -
Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker hill wasn't actually at Bunker hill like everyone thought. At the battle, the British were proven wrong, they thought the patriots would be very easy to beat but they put up a good fight even though they lost. -
Common Sense
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to advise the colonies about independence. It also persuaded people to join the revolutionary war and be a patriot. -
Declaration of Independence
the Declaration of Independence was a document that was made in the second continental congress. the declaration states why we should be free and have rights and states ways that the king did the colonists wrong. -
Battle of Trenton
the colonist troops crossed the Delaware river to attack the British soldiers and take them by surprise. A lot of the soldiers were drunk and were captured. 900 Hession soldiers were captured. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was an encampment for soldiers during the revolutionary war. At Valley Forge, many soldiers died from diseases. -
Seige of Yorktown
what the British thought would be a six month war turned out to be a six year war. the final battle of Yorktown, were the British surrendered and the Americans won the revolutionary war. -
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was one of our very own founding fathers. He was the founder and promoter of the constitution.
