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John Locke
The "Father of Liberalism", John Locke was a philosopher and a physician. -
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Charles Montesquieu
Charles Montesquieu was a political philosopher, French judge, and a man of letters. -
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Hessians
The Hessians were troops from Germany, hired by Great Britain to fight for them. -
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Sam Adams
Sam Adams was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, and an American statesman. -
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Martha Washington
Martha Washington was the wife of George Washington, she was also the inaugural First Lady of the United States. -
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George Washington
George Washington led the patriots to victory in the Revolutionary War. He also served as the first president of the United States. -
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Paul Revere
Best known for his midnight ride to alert the colonists about the invading British forces, John Hancock was a prominent silversmith who later served as a militia officer. -
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John Adams
John Adams served as the second president of the United States, as well as being a Founding Father and a diplomat. -
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John Hancock
John Hancock was an American merchant, statesman, and prominent patriot. -
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Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold served as a general during the Revolutionary War, but then defected to the British. -
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States, as well as being a Founding Father, an American statesman, lawyer, and an architect. -
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Abigail Adams
Abigail was the wife of John Adams, and was one of his closest advisers. -
The Currency Act
The Currency Act regulated paper currency in British America. -
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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War pitted French colonists from New France against American colonists from British America. The French were outnumbered, but they had the help of the Indians. The American Colonists Ultimately won, and France ceded Canada and the land east of the Mississippi river to the British. -
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was an economist, a lawyer, and a banker. -
The Proclamation of 1763
the Proclamation of 1763 prohibited American colonists from settling west of Appalachia. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act reduced the rate of tax on molasses from six pence to three pence a gallon. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act required American colonists to quarter British troops in their private homes. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required American colonists to pay a tax on every piece of paper they used. -
The Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act stated that British Parliament had the same taxing power in the colonies as they did in Great Britain. -
The Townshend Review Act
The Townshend Review Act was put in place by the British to tax imports of the American colonists. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was caused when American colonists started to verbally abuse a British sentry, and the eight soldiers who later joined him. The soldiers started firing into the crowd, instantly killing three people and wounding several others, two of whom died of their wounds later. -
Boston Tea Party
When American colonists got fed up with "taxation without representation", they dropped 342 chests of British tea into the water. -
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act, or the Murder Act, ensured a fair trial to any British officials that committed any capital offenses during the Revolutionary War. -
The Quebec Act
The Quebec Act gave French Canadians complete religious freedom. -
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Minutemen
The Minutemen were a special group of men no older than 30 that were stationed in places so they could arrive to any emergencies within a minute, hence their name. -
The Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act was one of the intolerable acts, it closed the Boston Harbor until the American colonists reimbursed the East India Tea Company for the damaged tea in the Boston Tea Party. -
Massachusetts Government Act
The Massachusetts Government Act gave the royally appointed governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay wide-ranging powers. -
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The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress met on several things, one of which was how the colonists would respond to the British governments coercive actions. -
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The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress helped the American colonists' side of the Revolutionary War, by directing strategies, raising armies, writing treatises, and appointing diplomats. -
"Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" Speech
"Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" was part of Patrick Henry's speech to the Second Virginia Convention. It meant that he would have liberty, or he would die trying. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the Revolutionary War. Many British troops were sent to find and destroy Colonial military supplies in Concord but were later outnumbered by the extra militia men that had shown up and had to make a tactical retreat. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill started with a battle between the colonists and British troops on Breed's hill, until the the colonists ran out of ammunition and had to retreat to Bunker hill, leaving the British in control of the Peninsula. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration said that the 13 colonies would no longer realize the authority of the Kingdom of Britain, and would become 13 independent sovereign states. -
The Battles of Saratoga
British forces were surrounded by American troops, the British forces twice tried to battle their way out, and twice failed. The British General was forced to retreat to Saratoga and surrender his troops. -
French Alliance
The French Alliance signaled the French helping the American colonists, e.g. sending them money and resources. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the original constitution of the U.S, before it got replaced by the Constitution of the United States. -
The Siege of Yorktown
French and American forces united to destroy British defenses, which they succeeded at. George Washington then sent troops to take the last British defenses. With the American bombardment closer than ever, the British spent two days negotiating for peace. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the revolutionary war. -
Constitution of the U.S. signed