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An amazing general in the Colonists army. He was very well know for his courage. He later became the first president of the U.S.
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The author of the Declaration of Independence. One of the founding fathers. He was also the 3rd president of the U.S.
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The French and the British start a war over who would rule over the land
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An amazing solider and writer that contributed so much to the revolution. He also founded the first financial system.
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French solider in the revolution. Served as a spokesperson and a fighter for France.
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After winning land the King banned the British from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
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The king put a tax on the colonies sugar and molasses.
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The King taxed the Colonies glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea
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No body knows exactly what happened to lead up to this but, British soldiers fire at Colonists and kill 5 Colonists.
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The sons of liberty dressed as Indians and threw the tea crates into the harbor in order to protest freedom
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Britain taxed all of the colonies tea and made it so they couldn't trade with anyone else.
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After the Boston Tea party the King closed the harbor so that no trades could come in or out.
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Twelve delegates meet together to discuss the taxes put on them by the British
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13 representatives from the colonies meet together to discuss the British and what they should do about them
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The first battle of the revolution. They are told not to shoot when someone fires the first bullet and the battle begins.
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Written by Thomas Paine Common Sense states that we should break off from the King and Britain.
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Thomas Jefferson wrote this declaration about how they should be free from the British and their taxes. "All men are created equal"
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George Washington leads a troupe across the frozen Delaware river. They leave late at night in order to sneak attack the British army posted just up the river.
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The very last battle of the revolution. The British saw that the Colonists were better than they thought. Finally the Colonies are free of the king.
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King George and the Colonies signed a treaty stating the revolutionary war has ended.
