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Treaty of Paris
This treaty was an agreement to makk the end of the French and Indian War. it was signed by Spain, Portugal, France, and Great Britain. -
Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation was to organize the British's new power in North America and to stabalize a relationship with the Native Americans. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the Parliament's first actual attempt to win government authority over the 13 colonies. The British were faced with a massive debt following the French and Indian War. -
The Quartering Act
This Act was made by the British in order to take back possession of the colonies. This provided that British soldiers would be housed and fed in North American land and barracks. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first ever American President. He was also the general of the continental army who he led against the British. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts involving the Parliament of Great Britian and the thirteen colonies in America. The purpose of these acts were to raise the price of revenue in the colonies. -
John Adams
He was the second president of the United States. He was a leader in the drive to get freedom from Britain. -
Hessians
The Hessians were greman soldiers who were contracted under the British Empire. About 13,000 soldiers served under the british empire during that war. -
Boston Massacre
On this day, several British soldiers killed 5 civilians, and injured 6 others. This was known by the British, as the Incident on King St. -
Patriots
Also knows as the "Rebels" they were the ones who wanted freedom for the superpower of Britain. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was a famous General from the colonists group who was famous for double timing and being a trader. During the war, he helped Britain out while giving them the capture of a Colonist fort. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was one of America's "Founding Fathers". He was also the main author of the "Declaration of Independence" which basically gave freedom to our country. -
Loyalists
The Loyalists were various american colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain while in America. -
Boston Tea Party
This was a nonviolent protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. This was when Boston civilians boarded tea ships that were coming to Boston and threw large chest of tea into the Boston harbor. -
Samuel Adams
A member of The Suns of Liberty. He was also the second cousin to President John Adams. He influenced the colonists to rebel against Britain. -
First Continental Congress
This was a convention of delegate from the thirteen colonies. There was a total of 56 people there. -
Intolerable Acts
These were the laws passsed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. The acts stripped Massachusetts of self-government and historic rights, and gun rights in the thirteen colonies. -
Paul Revere
Revere was agreat blacksmith back then. He is more famous for his "midnight ride" -
Lexington and Concord
First military fight in the Revolutionary War. This battle marked conflict between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies in America. This was when he shouted, "The British are coming!" various times, alerting that British armed forces were on their way to Lexington. -
Martha Custis Washington
She was the first first lady and was married to the first president of the United States, George Washington. She was known by all as "Lady Washington" -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a group formed to protect the rights of each and every one of the colonists and to take action against the British government, -
Declaration of Independence
This day was considered as the birth of American Independence. It was made by a five-man commitee by the names of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams. -
Thomas Paine
He was the one who inspired the colonists to uprise against Britain and take back America. He also wrote a book about the same topic. He was a complete rebel. -
Battle of Saratoga
This was regarded as the turning battle in the war, and this is what could've led the British to a victory. Two battles were fought eighteen days apart on the same ground and the Americans eventually came out on top in the end. -
Abigail Adams
She was the wife of the first president ever, John Adams. Which she later went on to be the second first lady ever of the white house when John Adams was elected to be the second president of the United States. -
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Cornwallis was the General of the Great Britain army. He later surrendered to the French and Colonists at the Siege of Yorktown. -
Battle of Yorktown
This was an important victory for the Amercian colnists over the Britain. This was the last major land battle in the Revolutionary War.
