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Alexander Hamilton
He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution. -
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George Washington
George Washington was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America and served as the nation's first president. In the American Revolutionary War, he was General Washington. -
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Thomas Jefferson
He was an American Founding Father who was the author of the Declaration of Independence. And he was the third President of the United States -
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French and Indian War
This was when the colonies of British America fought against those of New France. Each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies -
Proclamation of 1763
Britain wanted to have the French territory in America. It happened after the end of the French and Indian War. -
Boston Massacre
This was a confrontation where British Army soldiers shot and killed five people. But while under harassment by locals -
Boston Tea Party
This is when the Sons of Liberty threw tea into the Boston harbor. They dressed up as Indians to do this protest. -
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First continental congress
This was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies. This was early in the American revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
This was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies discussing the Declination of Independence. They started meeting in the spring of 1775. -
Lexington and Concord
The battles started the American revolutionary war. The Americans won. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was signed in a final attempt to avoid war between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies in America. -
Common Sense
This is a panflet. It is written by Tomas Paine. -
sugar act
This had imposed a tax of molasses, had never been effectively collected due to colonial evasion. -
Declaration of Independence
This declared independence of the 13 colonies from Briton. It was at the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia -
Washington Crosses the Delaware
It commemorates General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River. He did it with the Continental Army. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a small but important battle during the American Revolution, Which took place in Trenton, New Jersey. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge functioned as the third of eight military encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign. It give a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
Siege of Yorktown
This was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington. They also call it the battle of Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
This ended the Revolutionary war. King George signed it and gave it to the colonies.
