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Sam Adams
Sam Adams was one of the sons of Liberty, he is aslo known as the "Father of the American Revolution" -
Martha Custis Washington
Martha Washington was married to George Washington in 1759, and became the first U.S lady upon George eventual ascendency to the presidency. -
Geroge Washington
Fist presedent of the us. -
Thomas Paine
On January 29, 1737 Thomas Paine was born in Thetford England. When Thomas was 19 he sailed across the sea looking for an adventure. Later on,Thomas was executed for independence. -
Lord Cornwallis
british army officer -
Abigail Adams
Abigail was on of the first ladies of the United States of America. -
Treaty of Paris 1763
The Treaty of Paris ended the was between France and England. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation was issued October 7th by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, in which it forbade settlers from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. This was important becasue it prohibited american settlkers to move west. -
The Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act was the first direct tax by britin to the american colonies. This was important because it was the first seriouse attempt to assert goverment authority over the colonies. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
The wuartering acts required the colonies to provide barraks and supplies nto british troops. This was importnat becasue it was protecting the colonists from the french. -
Sons Of LIberty
The sons of liberty were organized ny some famous colonist such as John Adams starting about 1765 throughout all the 13 countries, for refusing a British laws called the Stamp Law. -
The Townshend Acts of 1767
The Townshend Acts was an act for granting certain duties in the british colonies and plantations in america. this is important because it gave the merchants of britan more power over the colonikes. -
Boston Massacare
The Boston Massacre made many colonist rally together to fight over the British. Leading up to this, this was not only a chance to gain indepedence for the colonist but it was also the start of the Revolution war. -
Benedict Arnold
was a general during the american revelutionary war -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea Party gave colonist the right to stand up for their rights and ultimately risk their lives by going to war, and trying to gain their independence. -
Intolerable Acts of 1774
Intolerable Acts was when the goverment spent a lot of money on troops and equipment in an attempt to subjagate massechusetts. this was important because this is the time when british merchants lost a large amount of money. -
Thomas Jefferson
was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third President of the United States (1801–1809). -
Loyalists
The Loyalists were a group of people that were rich and didn't have to pay taxes. Most of these Loyalists were English. -
1st Continental Congress
The representives from each colony were often selected by most full means, meaing the election was illegal. -
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 before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride." -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord were the first military engagement in the American Revolutionary War. Lexington included The english and the Americans. -
John Adams
Was the second president of the United States -
Dec. of Independence
The declaration of Independence officially declared the independence of Britian -
Hessians
German Hessians fought alongside of the British troops in the Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The battle of saratoga 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. This was important because it was a crucial victory for the patriots during the american revelution. -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle of yorktown was when General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis. This was important because the battle of yorktown was what puished england to the bargaining table. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The Treaty of Paris 1783 ended the American Revolutionary war against Great Britian and the United States. Not only did this happen in Great Britian and the United Sates, it also happened in France, Spain, and the Netherlands. -
Patriots
were those colonists of the British Thirteen United Colonies that violently rebelled against British control during the American Revolution and in July 1776 declared the United States of America an independent nation.
