American Revolution

  • John Locke

    John Locke

    One of the most influential of Enlightenment
  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war

    Compromised the American theater of the seven years war
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    Forbade all settle across the line along the Appalachian mountains
  • Currency act

    Currency act

    When British gave paper money to merchants in the colonies
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    Britain was costing too much for molasses so the Americans refused to pay
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    Britain was in debt and looked to America for help but America rebelled against it
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    It required for Americans to provide housing and food to British soldiers in the area
  • Declartory Act

    Declartory Act

    Taxing authority is the same as Great Britain.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    A series of acts passed in 1767
  • Minutemen

    Minutemen

    An army made from all of the colonies independently.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    A political protest by the sons of liberty
  • Boston Port Act

    Boston Port Act

    Designed to secure Britain's jurisdictions with America's dominions
  • Quebec Act

    Quebec Act

    It gave french Canadians religious freedom
  • Massachusetts Government Act

    Massachusetts Government Act

    Gave it's royally appointed governor many great powers
  • Administration of Justice Act

    Administration of Justice Act

    Protecting British officials with with capital offenses
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    Like the first congress but declared the war started with Britain.
  • Hessians

    Hessians

    German soldiers that were hired to fight for Britain against America
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    A bunch of people who gathered together from 12 of the thirteen colonies
  • Charles Montesquieu

    Charles Montesquieu

    Lived during the age of enlightenment
  • Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech

    Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech

    When Patrick Henry said his speech of Give me liberty or give me death.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    The first battles with military engagements.
  • Bunker Hill

    Bunker Hill

    One of the early battles in the war
  • George and Martha Washignton

    George and Martha Washignton

    George was the leader in the Continental and and the couple were the first president and first lady
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson

    The author of the Declaration of Independence
  • John and Abigail Adams

    John and Abigail Adams

    John was a political man and became the second president of the United States. Martha told John to not forget about women's rights
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    States that America wants to be free from Britain and starts the war
  • Saratoga wars

    Saratoga wars

    Gave a decisive win to America over Britain.
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    The first constitution of the United States
  • Frech Alliance

    Frech Alliance

    When Americans needed help fighting the British, the french came in to help them win
  • Yorktown

    Yorktown

    Another decisive victory for Virginia
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    Ended the Revolutionary war
  • John Hancock

    John Hancock

    Served as a patriot and was a president.
  • U.S Constitution Signed

    U.S Constitution Signed

    When we won the Revolutionary war
  • Patrick Henry

    Patrick Henry

    The man who gave the give me liberty or give me death speech.
  • Benedict Arnold

    Benedict Arnold

    A general in the Revolutionary war
  • Sam Adams

    Sam Adams

    Was a vital part in Boston Tea Party
  • Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton

    One of the founding fathers of America
  • Paul Revere

    Paul Revere

    Was a patriot and warned the people that the British were coming.