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Sam Adams
Samuel Adams (September 27 [O.S. September 16] 1722 – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States -
Martha Custis Washington
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 13 [O.S. June 2] 1731– May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is considered to be the first First Lady of the United States -
George Washington
George Washington February 22, 1732
was the first President of the United States (1789–1797), the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War -
Paul Revere
was an American silversmith, early industrialist, and a patriot in the American Revolution. He is most famous for alerting the Colonial militia to the approach of British forces -
John Adams
John Adams (October 30 [O.S. October 19] 1735 – July 4, 1826) was the second president of the United States (1797–1801),[2] having earlier served as the first vice president of the United States. An American Founding Father -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine (February 9, 1737
was an English-American political activist, author, political theorist and revolutionary. As the author of two highly influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, he inspired the Patriots in 1776 -
Lord Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805), styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as The Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold January 14, 1741
was a general during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Army but defected to the British Army. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (April 13 [O.S. April 2] 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third President of the United States (1801–1809) -
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams (née Smith; November 22 [O.S. November 11] 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams, the first Vice President, and second President, of the United States -
Hessian
The Hessians were 18th century German auxiliaries contracted for service under The Crown of the British Empire. About 30,000 German soldiers served in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolutionary War -
Treaty of Paris- 1763
The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Peace of Paris and the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of great britan -
Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763 -
Stamp Act
imposed a direct tax by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act is a name given to a minimum of two Acts of British Parliament in the 18th century. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed beginning in 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. -
Boston Tea Party
was a nonviolent political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773 -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable (Coercive) Acts was the Patriot name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Massachusetts after the Boston Tea party -
1st Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War -
Loyalists
Loyalists were American colonists who remained loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain (and the British monarchy) during the American Revolutionary War. At the time they were often called Tories, Royalists, or King's Men -
Dec. of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga September 19 and October 7, 1777 conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American War of Independence and are generally regarded as a turning point in the war. Two battles were fought eighteen days apart on the same ground, 9 miles (14 km) south of Saratoga, New York. -
Battle of Yorktown
last major land battle in North America of the American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence -
Treaty of Paris-1783
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on one side and the United States of America and its allies on the othe