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Samuel adams
Job: 4th governor of massachusttes, 3rd lieutenant governor of massachusetts, president of the massachusetts senate, delagate from massachusetts to the continental congress, clerk of the massachusetts house of representatives.
spouse: Elizabeth checkley, Elizabeth wells. -
george washington
Job:1st President of the United States, Senior Officer of the Army, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, Delegate to the Second Continental Congress from Virginia, Delegate to the First Continental Congress from Virginia -
paul revere
Job: silversmith, colonial militia officer,
Spouse: Sarah Orne, Rachel walker
Kids: 11 born
famous for warning the patriots of the upcoming attack by the british. -
john adams
Job: 2nd president of the united states, 1st vice president of the United States, United States Minister to the Court of St. Jame's, United States Minister to the Netherlands, Delegate to the second continental congress from massechusetts, Delegate to the First continental Congress from massechusetts Bay
spouse: Abigail smith
children: Nabby, John Quincy, susanna, charles, thomas, Elizabeth -
thomas paine
Job: Politics, journalist
Wrote Common Sense. A famous document that played part in the ending of the war. -
Lord Cornwalis
Job: Governor Gerenral of the Presidency of Fort William, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Spouse: Jemima Tullekin Jones
Kids: Charles Cornwallis the 2nd, marquess Cornwallis -
Benedict Arnold
Service branch: Colonial militia, continental army, british army He was a brilliant tactician for the colonists. Then he betrayed the patriots for glory. -
Thomas Jefferson
Job: 3rd president of the united states, 2nd vice president, 1st united states secretary of state, united states minister to france, delegate to the congress of the confederation from virginia, 2nd governor of virginia, delegate to the second continental congress from virginia
spouse: martha wayles
kids: martha, jane, mary, lucy, lucy -
abigale adams
Job: First First Lady of the United States, First Second Lady of the United States, Second First Lady of the United States, Second Second Lady of the United States, First ex First Lady of the United States
Spouse: John Adams
Kids: Nabby, John, Susanna, Charles, Thomas, Elizabeth -
Treaty of paris
The treaty of paris was that all the land that the french owned from the new world that was won in the french and indian war now was taken by the bristish rule. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation stated that all lands west of all rivers which flowed into the Atlantic Ocean from the west were off-limits to the colonists. Also the proclomation consited that four new colonies were found. -
the stamp act
The Stamp Act stated that for every parchment, document or paper that was published there would be fee or tax upon it that shall be paid to the British empire. This enraged the colonists and now the colonist could not publish any political documents. -
The quartering act
the quartering act meant that any one of british authority could stay or live in any colonist's home. -
james Forten
An African American Abolitionist. -
The Townshend Act
The Townshend Act meant that there was tax on glass, paint, oil, paper,tea and lead. -
The boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was when a mob of patriots in boston attacked a british troop. The patriots weapons were snowballs, sticks, stones, and whatever else was handy.Then the British then fired and killed people. The public was enraged. -
the boston tea party
On the night of december 16, 1773, on the boston harbor 82 men dressed up in mohawk indian costumes snuck onto british merchant ships and dumped hundreds of crates of tea overboard into the bay. -
The intolerable acts
The Intolerable acts were four acts that were meant to strip massechussetts of their rights and end the revolution. The Intolerable acts consisted of the Boston Port act, The massechussetts government act, the administration of justice act, and the quartering act. -
The first continental congeress.
The first continental congress lasted from september fith to october 26. It was a joining of the 12 colonies. Georgia did not apear in the meeting. The first continental congress was meant to show the british that the colonies had a government of their own. -
lexington and concord
3 men including john hancock, warned the patriots of an attack by general gage. -
Common sense
Thomas Paine, a journalist created a document that would lead to ideas of a treaty. In the document, Common Sense, it stated that the british and the colonists could come to a point where each side gains what the want. He wrote that the colonists should have there own country, but the british should control the islands that were discovered because they would need a larger power to help them. -
declaration of independence
The declaration of independence stated that the colonies no longer wish to be under the rule or athority of the British government. -
the battle of saratoga
on october 17,1777, 5,895 British soldiers and german merrsinaries surrendered to the patriots. -
treaty of paris
in 1783 the french paid all debts to the british and gave their land in the new world to the british empire. -
loyalist
loyalist, someone loyal to the crown -
patriots
Patriots, colonists rebelling against the crown. -
sons of liberty
sons of liberty, a group of highly trained colonists soldiers -
Hessians
Hessians, German merecanaries hired by the british