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American Revolution

  • John Locke

    John Locke

    John Locke presented the idea of governmental checks and balances.
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    This war was a very territorial war and this war lasted for 7 years!
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    This proclamation was issued after the french and indian war and it made sure Europeans didn't come into their land.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    The British opened fire on all the Americans in Boston.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was a protest ran by the Americans against the British.
  • Sam Adams

    Sam Adams

    Sam Adams was a politician in the American Revolution.
  • Minutemen

    Minutemen

    Minutemen were the first to fight during the American Revolution.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    The Continental Congress was 12 colonies that became the US.
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson

    He was important because he was elected onto the continental congress and he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord kicked off the Revolutionary war.
  • Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton was a very powerful founding father.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration was for the colonies to leave Britain and form their own new life.
  • French Alliance

    French Alliance

    This was when the French became an ally with Americans.
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    This was important because it provided the confederation a new nation.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    This Treaty ended the war of the American Revolution
  • US Constitution Signed

    US Constitution Signed

    The constitution protected slavery and the slave trade
  • John Hancock

    John Hancock

    John Hancock played an important role because he was a leader and his signature is on the Declaration of Independence.
  • Benedict Arnold

    Benedict Arnold

    Benedict Arnold lead the American Legion in the Revolutionary War.
  • Give me Liberty Speech

    This speech encouraged people to defend their freedom from the British.
  • Paul Revere

    Paul Revere

    Paul Revere warned everyone in Boston that the British were coming.