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The French and Indian War had begun in 1754 then eventually had ended in the treaty of paris in 1763. From the war great britain had gained large amounts of territory in in North America. The American Indians fought to control their land and the future of their culture. -
The Boston Massacre was a "street fight" that turned into a massacre. This happened because a group of 300 to 400 colonists were throwing sticks, rocks, and snowballs at a group of soldiers. They ended up killing 7 of them in a massacre. -
The Boston tea Party was a protest that the american colonists did out of anger of being taxed. What they did was dump 342 chests of tea that the British imported into the Harbor. -
The british parliament passed the boston port act which had close the boston harbour from commerce. This act was meaning to force boston into paying for all the tea they dumped in the harbor which was 4 months earlier during the boston tea party. -
Paul Revere was a silversmith and his role in the Revolutionary war was that he warned the military that the british were coming to attack them. He also helped fortify Boston against the attack. -
The Minutemen were a powerful small group that was handpicked they were required to be mobile and very quick at assembling they got selected from muster rolls by commanding officers. The age requirement was 25 or younger. In the revolution they served as a small military force that assembled when the british attacked. -
The battle of concord which happened april 19 1775. The famous shot called round the world marked the beginning of the revolutionary war which was politicly horrible for the british. It had also persuaded many americans to take up weapons and support the cause for independence. -
The lexington battle was also with the concord battle and the battle had confirmed alienation between most colonists and the mother country. And it had 16000 new englanders to have a alliance and begin the Boston siege which resulted in the evacuation in the following march. -
George Washington was the commander and chief for the continental army. He also helped write and sign the declaration of independence. His leadership skills and fortitude had kept the american military from falling apart long enough to sucre a victory at yorktown as well as claiming independence for his new nation in 1781. Martha Washington also helped by copying George washington's letters, making clothes for the soldiers and visiting the hospitals. -
The bunker hill battle was the first time new england fought the british army in the battle we call Bunker Hill. Even though the american patriots had been defeated they had proved themselves as a great army by holding their own against the superior british army. -
Thomas Jefferson was one of our founding fathers, at 33 years of age he drafted the declaration of independence. In the revolutionary war Jefferson was a colonel he did this to support the declaration of independence. Then after that he became a governor of a single state. -
The Declaration of Independence was a declaration that the founding fathers made to state that they wanted separation from great britain. Some of the founding fathers were George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson but there are many more. And the Declaration ended up starting the Revolutionary War. -
Samuel Adams was a very influential part of the declaration of independence. He helped make the Sons of Liberty and he signed the Declaration of Independence. Also he was the governor of Massachusetts. -
John Locke pioneered the ideas for natural law, social contract, religious toleration, and the right to revolution. This was both essential to the Declaration and the U.S Constitution. -
The hessians which was 30000 german soldiers who was hired by britain to help fight during the american revolution. they were taken from hesse cassel which is a german state but souldurs from other german states had saw action going on in america. -
The battle of saratoga was a turning point for the revolutionary war. When the americans had been defeated by the british army it gave them hope for independence and freedom. And also secured the support they needed from others. -
The french alliance happened to form france's military and financial support to the revolutionary government in america
.france had believed that it will benefit their military because they where having a alliance with a very powerful nation. -
The battle of yorktown started in september 28 1781 and ended 7 weeks later by the british general charles cornwallis surrendering over his army to george washington in yorktown which had given up any chance for charles to win the war. -
The Treaty of Paris was signed on september 3 1773 between the american colonies and great britain. The treaty had ended the american revolution and formally recognised the US as their own independent nation. When the treaty of paris was signed all the main lan that the french had owned was lost. -
The constitution was drafted in secret from delegates to the constitutional convention in the summer of 1787. This 4 page document when signed established the us government.