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Revoltionary War
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Treaty of Paris
Ended the 7 years war or French and Indian war. -
Proclamation of 1763
King George II said that the colonists wouldnt settle beond the appalachian mountains. -
Quartering Act
Quartering act said that Colonists had to feed and house Brittish soilders -
Stamp Act
Colonists had to pay a tax on every printed peice of paper they used. -
Dec. of Independence
Decleration made by colonists to be free from brittish rule. -
John Adams
Signed the Decloration of Independence. WAs also the second president of the U.S.A. -
Abigal Adams
The wife of John Adams. -
Thomas Jefferson
The main author of the Decleration of Independence, also the third president of the U.S.A. -
Townshend Acts
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Boston Massacre
an incident where brittish soilders killed 5 civillians and injured 6 others. -
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams was a patriot born in Boston. He helped organize the Boston tea party -
Boston Tea Party
Patriots dressed as indians snuck onto brittish boats and dumbed shipments of tea. -
Thomas Paine
Inspired the colonists to rebell against brittan -
Sons of Liberty
Best known for undertaking the boston tea party. -
Intolerable Acts
The intolerable acts where issued as result of the Boston Massacre -
First Continental Congress
A convention of deligents from 12 colonies (georgia was not present) -
Paul Revere
Paul Reveres most famous moment was his warn of by which way the brittish where coming, land or sea. -
Lexington and Concord
First Battle of the Revolationary War -
Loyalists
Colonists that stayed loyal to brittan -
Patriots
Colonists that where no longer loyal to brittan -
Hessians
About 30,000 German troops hired to fight on the brittish side during the Revolotionary War. -
George Washinton
A general in the american revoltion. later made 1st pres. of the U.S.A. on this date he crossed the deleware river at night in the dead of winter. -
Martha Custis Washington
The wife of George Washington. -
Battle of Saratoga
the battle of saratoga was considered the turning point in the war. -
Benedict Arnold
A General of the american colonial army who was a tratior, and went to the brittish army. -
Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle of the revolitonary war. -
Lord Cornwallis
The Brittish general who surrendered at yorktown, ultimately leading to the colonists winning the revolitonary war. -
Treaty of Paris
the treaty that ended the revolotionary war.