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Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation drove colonists from their land. -
Treaty of Paris- 1763
The Treaty of Paris was signed on 10 February 1763 by Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, after Britain's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years War. -
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Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was an organization amoung British Patriots -
Stamp Act
An act that puts tax on ink, paper, etc. -
Quatering Act of 1765
An act for punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters. -
Sam Adams
Sam Adams was the brother of John Adams and he was the leader of the Sons of Liberty. -
John Adams
Adams first rose to prominence as an opponent of the Stamp Act 1765, which was imposed by the British Parliament without consulting the American legislatures. Americans protested vehemently that it violated their traditional rights as Englishmen. -
Abigail Adams
Abigal Adams is John Adams (3rd president) Wife. She was considered very beautiful. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea imported into the colonies. -
George Washington
George Washington was a general for the Colonists and helped the colonists win the Revolutionary War. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was a spy for the British forces. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the primary source for writing the declaration of independence. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight between patriots and British soldiers. Patriots would use stones and stick, no guns, whereas the soldiers had guns. -
Boston Tea Party
Because British were taxing colonists on sugar and tea the colonists decided to go to the Pearl Harbor and throw the tea over board the boat. -
Intolerable Act
The Intolerable (Coercive) Acts we laws passed by the British parlament -
1st Continental Congress
The 1st Continental Congress was a meeting of 12 out of the 13 colonies not ncluding Georgia. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere had a buisness that continued many years after the Revolutionary War. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War.Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts. -
Loyalists
Loyalists were colonists that were loyal to the British Kingdom. -
Commen Sense
Common Sense first appeared on January 10, 1776 written by Thomas Paine. -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine wrote Commen Sense and was a colonial American privateer. -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration was written by Thomas Jefferson Primarily and it declared freedom for Colonists/people. -
Patriots
Patriots were those colonists of the Thirteen Colonies that rebelled agaist the British during the Revolutionary War. -
Lord Cornwallis
Cornwallis returned to America in July 1779, where he was to play a central role as the lead commander of the British "Southern strategy" (which was to invade the south on the assumption that a significantly more Loyalist population would rise up and assist in putting the rebellion down). At the end of 1779, Henry Clinton and Cornwallis transported a large force south and initiated the second siege of Charleston during the spring of 1780, which resulted in the surrender of the Continental fo -
Hessians
The Hessians were 18th century german soldiers that served under the British Government. -
Battle of Saratoga
The two battles of Saratoga wer major turning points in the Revolutionary war. -
Martha Washington
Martha Washington would spend time visiting soldiers in there huts during war. -
Battle of Yorktown
General Washington and French forces won and ended the war. -
Treaty of Paris-1783
The treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary war.
