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Treaty of Paris signed
The Treaty of Paris was the treaty that officially ended the French and Indian war. The three negotiators for the American sides were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay, were very smart about it and without them America may have never became an independant country. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a law by the King of England that said that the colonists could not go west of the heads of all rivers flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. This made the colonies easier to keep track of, but the colonists were not happy about the proclamation at all. -
Abigail Adams
She was the first second lady and the second first lady. She Wsa married to John Adams -
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Quartering Act #1
The quartering acts were acts which required people to let British soilders sleep in their houses when they needed it. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an act by Britain that made the colonists pay taxes on paper. The British said that the money would go towards paying for British soldiers in America, but the colonists said that they could defend themselves and didn't need soldiers and so this was just another act of Britain unfairly inposing their will on the colonists. -
Townshend Acts
The townshend acts were a series of acts involving the taxing of colonists that was set up to raise revenue for the British. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre took place in 1770, when British soldiers shot and killed five civilians and injured six more. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre took place in 1770, when British soldiers shot and killed five civilians and injured six more. -
Thomas Jefferson
He was the main author of the the declaration of independence. He also was the third president of the United States -
Patriots
The Patriots were a group of people who believed strongly in the cause of independance and were willing to do whatever it takes. About 40-45% of the population were Patriots. -
Boston Tea Party
People dressed up as Indians, boarded ships with shipments of tea, and dumped all the tea into the ocean. This was one of the most iconic protests in history. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a group of Patriots that wanted to take action against Britain. They were behind the Boston Tea Party. -
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Quartering Act #2
Also, the quartering acts meant that people had to provide British soilders with food. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws punishing Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting between representatives of every colony except Georgia to discuss what to do about the Intolerable Acts. -
John Adams
John Adams was the second president of the United States but held many other offices throughout the late 1700s. He was a big part of making the Declaration of Independance happen and never owned a slave. -
Samuel Adams
From 1774 to 1781, Sam Adams was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress. People have mixed accounts of Sam Adams, some being that he was a good guy who helped guide America to independance, but others say he was a shady, controlling character who used mobs and propoganda to get his way. -
Paul Revere
This was the night that Paul Revere rode on his horse warning of a British attack. He yelled, "the British are coming! The British are coming!" -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were battles fought on the same day in 1775 between the British and the Colonists. They were a big part of the revolutionary war. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first president of the United States. Before that, he was a great commander who won countless battles for America. -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine was a political activist and author. He wrote a pamphlet, Common Sense, which inspired lots of people to fight for the American cause. -
Loyalists
This is the date that loyalists were forced out of Boston. Loyalists were people in America that were still loyal to the king of England and did not want America to become independant. -
Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independance was the document that proclaimed the colony's independance from Britain. It was written by Thomas Jefferson. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga were two battles between the British and the Americans that was a big turning point in the war. -
Hessians
Hessians were soliders from Germany who fought for the British. They didn't really recieve much pay so they were basically prisoners. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was a great american general who ultimately committed treason and switched over to the British side. -
Martha Washington
She was known as the first "First Lady" She had multiple husbands one was President Washington -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last battle in the Revolutionary War. America won and their captain was George Washington -
Lord Cornwallis
He was a British Army officer and colonial administrator and a leading british General -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The Treaty of Paris was the event that officially ended the Revolutionary War.
