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George Washington
George Washington was the general in the revolutionary war. He also became the first president of the United States. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson helped to write the Declaration of Independence. He was the second vice-president, and the third president. -
Alexander Hamilton
In 1788 Alexander convinced New Yorkers to agree to pass the U.S. constitution. He also served as the nations first secretary of the treasury. He later died from a gunshot. -
French and Indian War
A conflict between the British and the French because of the Ohio River Valley. The Indians mostly allied with the French. The British won the battle. -
Proclamation of 1763
At the end of the French and Indian war, the British issued a proclamation that prevented the colonists from settling the land they just fought for. The colonists were not too happy about that. -
Sugar act
A law passed by the British that raised the coast of sugar. They did this so the British could get more money from the colonists and they did not ask the colonists what they thought about it. -
Townshend Act
The townshend act was a were a series of taxes put on the colonists. They taxed glass, paint, and many more. -
Boston massacre
The Boston massacre was a riot of colonists toward British troops. The troops fired and killed several colonists. -
Tea act
The tea act was a British act passed in 1773. They cut off sales with the East India company. Britain would sell to the colonies at a reduced price. The colonists did not like it because they did not have a say in the matter. -
Boston tea party
A raid on 3 British ships in Boston harbor. Colonists disguised themselves as Indians and threw hundreds of chests of tea into the ocean. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of British measures designed for the Massachusetts colonists after the Boston Tea Party. One of the things they had to do was pay for the tea they destroyed. -
First Continental Congress
It was a meeting of delegates from 12 out of the 13 colonies. They met in Philadelphia early in the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a conversation of people that were representing the 13 colonies. They met in Philadelphia for the second time because the first Continental Congress was a success. -
Lexington and Concord
The first battle in the American Revolutionary war. The British were going to collect the weapons the colonists had been keeping, and the colonists did not want that to happen. So they met the British in between two towns, (Lexington and Concord). They were all at a standstill until one side fired the first shot. No one knows who fired the first shot. -
Bunker Hill
Early in the Revolutionary war, the British defeated the Americans in the battle of bunker hill. Even thought the Americans lost, it showed that they would not be defeated easily. -
Olive Branch Petition
A document that was written to attempt to assert the rights of the colonists to King George III while maintaining their loyalty to the crown. King George did not approve of the document. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a document written by Thomas Jefferson. It declared our independence and states the reasons why. -
Battle of Trenton
This battle was a small but pivotal battle during the war. George Washington and his army sailed across the freezing Delaware river and attacked the Hessian's. They won the battle. -
France Provides aid to the colonists
The French provided aid to the colonists by giving them supplies. They also came to help fight after America showed they have a possibility of winning the war. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed in Paris by King George III. This ended the Revolutionary war.
