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Sam Adams
A political philosopher and a founding father -
Martha Custis Washington
The wife of George Washington and the first, first lady. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first President of the United States, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. -
The Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was an organization of American patriots that originated in the North American British colonies. The group was formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to take to the streets against the abuses of the British government. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was a american silver smith and a patriot in the Revoulutionary war -
John Adams
The second president of the United States. He was a founding father a statesman, and a diplomat. -
Thomas Paine
As the author of two highly influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution. -
Lord Cornwallis
A British general in the revolutionary war. -
Benedict Arnold
He was an american traitor, and a x war general -
Thomas Jefferson
Author of the declaration of independence and a founding father. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris ended the 7 year war and the French Indian war and marked the victory of France and Spain. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation was issued by King George III following the acquisition of French territory at the end of the French and Indian war. It stated that settlers could not settle past the Appalachian Mountains. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was to provide accommodations to the British army through taxes. -
Stamp Act
It imposed tax on America and made it so that paper needed to be made in London and printed on stamped paper. -
Townshend Act
A series of acts passed by parliament relating to the colony’s. The purpose was to raise revenue in the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
A Boston riot in the streets was fired upon by British troops and killed 5 people. -
Patriots
Those who rebelled against the British. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest in Boston by the sons of liberty. They threw tea in the ocean to rebel against tax. -
Intolerable Acts
Laws passed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston tea party. They took all self-government and historic rights. -
1st Continental Congress
Delegates from twelve colony’s met in Pennsylvania in response to the intolerable acts. -
Loyalists
Loyalists were people who were loyal to Britin -
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams, the first Vice President, and second President, of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth President. She is now designated the first Second Lady and second First Lady of the United States, although these titles were not in use at the time. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord start open armed conflict between colony’s and Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration declared the colony’s independence from britan. -
Battle of Saratoa
The turning point of the war. Two battles were fought eighteen days apart on the same ground. -
Battle of Yorktown
A victory against the British from the combined American and French army. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the revolutionary war. -
Hessians
German solders that served under the crown.
