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George Washington was the first President of the United states of America. He also participated in many wars such as the revolutionary war and he was an important part in our history.
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He was a captain in the revolutionary war because his friends persuaded him to be. Washington invited him to go and be a part of his camp to keep learning and to work on his fighting. He died on July 12 1804.
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The sugar act was where they were being taxed for everything that has sugar in it they were being taxed a little more money that the average price the sugar really was.
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It was about the people getting so upset that they had to pay extra taxes for tea in British that one night they dressed up as Indians and went to the water and dumped and threw all of the tea overboard.
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The Tea Act was where people had to pay more money for anything that had tea or just plain original tea. Everyone was really mad because in England they drink tea everyday so it was part of their everyday lifestyle.
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The first Continental Congress was were the British decided to make a rule to lower the price of the taxes that had been put on everyday items. Everyone quietly agreed. Then one night when the British found out about the Boston tea party, they were so upset they had colonist call in British troops.
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The Second Continental Congress was about raising armies and troops, and making formal treaties and many more. Most of the people who were at the first meeting were also at the second one as well. It almost helped to get freedom and independence.
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The Lexington and Concord battle was where 700 British troops came to Lexington when all of the sudden someone fired a shot but no one knows to this day who shot the first shot.
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It was a paper written by Thomas Paine in 1775-1776 it was saying how the thirteen colonies should have independence, and it was a note written to the British about it. They didn't publish it until a while and they put it out and they didn't say who wrote it they just sent it out.
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The declaration of independence was signed on the forth of July and was written by Thomas Jefferson. This paper said that everyone should be treated fair and equal with one an other. They served it to Britain which was saying they want independence and its the right thing to do.
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It is where Washington and his troops sat to rest for the winter. Washington and his troops wanted to quit cause it was so miserable but they knew they had to do something cause they didn't just want to give up like that.
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Washington lead a bunch of troops over to battle the British troops of Yorktown. It is the most important battle of the revolutionary war.
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The Siege of Yorktown is how George Washington sent a commanding force of french and continental troops to battle Charles Cornwallis
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The Treaty of Paris was about how Franklin Adams and Jay wrote a paper to Britain saying that America should be free the note was favoring america. They finally agreed and made an independence for the United States of America.