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George washington
a american political leader and a millitary general and founder father who served as the first presedent -
Benedict Arnold turns Traitor
Benedict fought for america but and then switched over to the british to fight with them. -
Thomas Jefferson
author of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president. -
Marquis de Lafayette
fought in the Continental Army with the American colonists against the British -
Proclamation of 1763
was issued by the British at the end of the French and Indian War to appease Native Americans -
sugar act
they charged the colonists for sugar -
alexander hamilton
became one of America's most influential Founding Fathers. -
Boston massacre
it was a street fight the colonists against the british the colonists only had snow balls and bats and the british had guns. -
Tea act
The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England -
First Continental Congress
which was comprised of delegates from the colonies -
Intolerable Acts
the british taxed them for the boston tea party and everyone else who didnt do it. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord kicked of the revolutionary war. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that formed in Philadelphia -
bunker hill
it was fought during the early stages of the Revolutionary war. -
Declaration of Independence
separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. -
Common sense
Common sense is sound practical judgement concerning everyday matters, or a basic ability to perceive, understand, and judge that is shared by nearly all people -
Battle of trenton
Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing -
Washington Crosses the Delaware
Washington crossed the Delaware River so that his army could attack an isolated garrison of Hessian troops located at Trenton -
Siege of Yorktown
was a series of battles in 1776 and the winter months of 1777 for control of the Port of New York and the state of New Jersey -
Treaty of Paris
the British Crown formally recognized American independence
