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The Treaty of Paris in 1763 was signed to end the French and Indian War. It was between France, Britain and Spain. Britain and Spain obtained new land, however, Frace lost a ton of land in North America.
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The Procalamation of 1763 was issued by the British in 1763. It stated where the colonists could and could not settle. The colonists did not tend to follow these rules which angered Britain.
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The Stamp Act was issued in 1765. It required stamps to be put on almost anything, which was quite expensive. This is the first act that angered the colonists.
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Sam Adams was a patriot who wanted to break away from Britain. He was quite rowdy and the British considered him "the most dangerous man in Massachusetts."
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Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense that urged the colonies to fight back against the British.
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The Townshend Acts came after the Stamp Act. These acts raised taxes and angered many colonists including many from Boston. There were many boycotts because of these acts.
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The Boston Massacre was caused by unrest between colonists and the soldiers. A group of rowdy colonists started to throw things at the soldiers and the soldiers responded by shooting,
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The Sons of Liberty were a group of patriots whose most notable act was the Boston Tea Party. They were in Boston and were very noteworthy patriots.
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The Boston Tea Party happened after the Tea Act. The colonists were angered about this act and threw a bunch of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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The Intolerable Acts were not actually called Intolerable Acts when they were passed, but were nicknamed that by the colonists. These acts closed Boston Harbor, regoverend Massachusetts, and had the Quartering Act which required colonists to feed and house British soldiers.
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The Quartering Act required colonists to house ad feed British soldiers if needed. The colonists were angered about this,
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The 1st Continental Congress was held to encourage the colonies to unite. The representatives of the colonies accomplished a lot.
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The fight at Lexington and Concord was started when the British marched on Lexington and Concod to secure the weapon stores. The colonists got wind of this and fought the British at Lexington.
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Paul Revere was a patriot from Boston. His main role in the Revolution was when he rode to alert people that the British were coming to Concord to secure weapons and ammunition.
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Patriots were colonists who wanted to fight to be an independent country. Patriots were kind of the opposite of Loyalists.
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Thomas Jefferson was our third president and was one of the founding fathers. He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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Loyalists were colonists in America that were loyal to Britain and opposed the Revolution. These colonists wanted to stay part of Britain.
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The Declaration of Independence was made by the 2nd Continental Congress and declared Independence. Britain was angry.
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Hessians were allies of the British and were the targets of when George Washington crossed the Delaware River to get to attack on Christmas Eve.
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Benedict Arnold was a powerful hero in the American Revolution. However, after the war he defected to the British and has been considered a traitor.
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The Battle of Saratoga was a major battle, but it was mostly important because afterwards, French Aid came to the colonies.
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Martha Curtis Washington was the wife of George Washington. She also stayed at the Valley Forge encampment and helped soldiers there.
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The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle in the Revolution. It was near the coast, but the British got cornered between the colonists and the navy and lost the battle.
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Lord Cornwallis was a British general who fought in many of the battles of the Revolutionary War. His surrender at Yorktown led to the end of the war.
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John Adams was a patriot who became the USA's second president. He helped write the Treaty of Paris in 1783 and was a succesful diplomat in the era.
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Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams.
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George Washington was an American Revolution hero. Afterwards he became our first president. He was a general in the war.
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The Treaty of Paris in 1783 was between Britain and the USA. It allowed the USA to become its own country.
