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The Navigation Act of 1651
Made all trade between the colonies and England to only be carried colonial or English vessels. -
The Navigation Act of 1660
Continued the rules already set forth in 1651 but also listed certain articles that could only be shipped to an English province or England -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was an important Founding Father in the American Revolution. He was a part of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence, he was also sent to ask for the French's help in the war. -
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams was one of the most important Founding Fathers involved in the American Revolution. He helped organize events that opposed British rule and were essential to America's independence. -
George Washington
George Washington was a Founding Father who was the first president of the United States. He also commanded the Continental Army, fought in the French and Indian War, and worked as a surveyor. He was on of the most important people involved in the American Revolution. -
Francis Marion
Marion was elected to his own regiment after the Battles of Lexington and Concord. His style of fighting was sneaky and effective, earning him the name "The Swamp Fox." -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was a famous Patriot involved in the American Revolution. One of his most famous involvements was his famous ride warning the militiamen that the Redcoats were coming before the Battles of Lexington and Concord. -
John Adams
John Adams was a Founding Father who became the second president of the new nation. Adams was sent as a delegate from Massachusetts and helped persuade Congress to declare independence. -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine published pamphlets that encouraged the colonists to fight against British rule and was one of the first people to ignite the spark of Revolution in the colonies. -
Haym Solomon
Haym Solomon was a financial broker and played an important role in financing the Revolution. He also helped prisoners of the British escape translated messages to German troops about deserting the Redcoats. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father who wrote the Declaration Of Independence and was the third president of the United States. During the Revolutionary War he served on the Continental Congress and was governor of Virginia. -
William Dawes
William Dawes was one of the first members in the group The Sons of Liberty which propelled the Revolution by initiating many protests. Dawes also rode with Paul Revere on his famous ride. -
John Jay
John Jay was the first Chief if Justice of the United States. He established important judicial principles in the new nation and was an important Founding Father. -
Wenthworth Cheswell
Cheswell was elected messenger of his town's Committee of Safety. He also fighter in the Revolutionary War and signed the U.S Constitution and is the only known African American to do so. -
Bernardo Galvez
Galvez was the Spanish governor of Louisiana at the time that the war started. He gave the Patriots ammunition and food, and helped keep Redcoats away from the Mississippi River. -
The French and Indian War
The British and the French fought over land in North America -
Green Mountain Boys
Was a militia organized to defend the property rights of some of the colonists who received rights to have land west of the Green Mountains -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation was issued by the British to check the intrusions of the settlers on the Native American's land. -
Stamp Act
This act imposed a tax on all of the paper documents in the American colonies -
Sons of Liberty
Was a secret organization made in the colonies to mainly fight taxation by the British government -
Daughters of Liberty
Was a women patriot association that was made to pretest the Stamp Acts along with other acts -
The Quartering Act
Made the colonies house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies -
Declaratory Act
Was a declaration that stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in the colonies as in Great Brtian -
The Townshend Act
Taxed goods imported to the colonies -
Boston Massacre
Was a street brawl between a British soldier and American colonists but soon turned into a slaughter -
Crispus Attucks
Was the first colonist to fall at the Boston Massacre -
Tea Act
Allowed the British East Company to sell tea directly to the colonists -
Boston Tea Party
Was a political protest where some colonists were angry at the British for "taxation without representation", and dumped British tea into the harbor -
Committees of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence were governments in the colonies that were led by Patriots. The Committee helped keep the colonists informed exchanging letters about colonial affairs. The Committees were also essential to creating the Continental Congress. -
Quebec Act
Made by the British Parliament to set procedures of government in the area of Quebec -
Patrick Henry
Was selected to serve as a delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia -
First Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates who came from twelve of the thirteen colonies. The delegates discussed what they were going to do about the Intolerable Acts and how they were going to solve problems with the British. -
Intolerable Acts
These were laws that were meant to punish the colonists for their defiance with the Boston Tea Party -
Ethan Allen
Led the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga form the British -
Olive Branch Petition
Was a document in which the colonists promised their loyalty to declare their rights as British citizens and to the crown -
Nathan Hale
Joined a Connecticut regiment and became a spy for the Continental Army -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was made up of delegates from the thirteen colonies and took place right after the war had started. This meeting established George Washington as General, it also authorized the printing of money. -
The Continental Army
The Continental was the army that fought for the colonies in the Revolutionary War. George Washington was Commander-in-Chief, which is how the inexperienced soldiers became more trained. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
This was the battle that started off the Revolutionary War. As British troops marched through Boston, they arrived in Lexington and ordered the militiamen gathered to drop their weapons. They did not obey, and nine colonists were killed. the British continued marching to Concord where they ran into more militiamen and more shots were fired. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a battle fought early on in the Revolution in which Britain defeated the colonies. Despite this loss, the colonists confidence was boosted because of the amount of damage that they inflicted on the Redcoats. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that tries to persuade the colonists into fighting for their independence -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence summarized why the colonists wanted their freedom. The Declaration of Independence declared the colonies an independent nation and confirmed alliances with foreign countries. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point in the Revolutionary War. It was a crucial victory for the Patriots and if we had not won that battle, we would have lost the war. -
Valley Forge
George Washington moved the Continental Army to their winter station at Valley Forge. By the time the army had marched there they were suffering from low morale, fatigue, and hunger. However, Valley Forge helped bring the Continental Army together and only made the troops stronger. -
Benedict Arnold
Had started secret negotiations with the British to surrender a fort at West Point, New York -
James Armistead
Joined the army and became a spy for General Lafayette -
The Battle of Yorktown
By the end of the Battle of Yorktown, the war was virtually over and the colonists had basically won. This battle was won because the siege that took place cut off the British's food and ammunition and so they had to surrender. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is what ended the Revolutionary War. It was a peace treaty that negotiated peace with Great Britain and formally recognized America's new found independence. The terms were favorable for America and basically abolished Britain's right to control them. -
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones is known the "Father of the U.S Navy." He began attacking the British on the American shoreline and expanded more as the war went on.
