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Period: to
Revolutionary era
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Treaty of Paris
this made the british very powerful. This treaty also led to the revolutionary war -
Proclamation of 1763
this will open up opportunities for the colonists. This also will stop expantion of the colonies -
Thomas Paine
He wrote very insperational books and inspired the patriots -
Sons of Liberty
american patriots group -
Quartering Act
This allowed britain soldiers to stay at homes in the colonies. If they outnumbered the amount of houses they stayed in wine sellers, etc. -
Stamp Act
It was a tax -
townshend act
a series of different acts. -
Martha Curtis Washington
considered to be the first First Lady of the United States -
hessians
german auxileries under the british empire -
Boston Massacre
known as the Incident on King Street by the British. shots fired -
Loyalists
loyalists were loyal to britain -
patriots
patriots were trying to get independance from britain -
Boston tea party
colonists dump tea in the bay -
1st continental congress
was the first congress -
intolerable acts
led to boston tea party -
Lexington and Concord
made up of two battles -
Sam Adams
he was a leader in what came to be the revolutionary war -
John Adams
He was the first vice president, second presidant and was very educated -
Battle of saratoga
Battle that happened two times -
Benidict Arnold
he started as a patriot then became a loyalist -
Abigail Adams
first Second Lady and second First Lady of the United States -
Paul Revere
said the british were coming -
Dec. of ndependance
Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people. -
George Washington
comander in cheif of the patriots army -
Lord Cornwallis
British Army officer and colonial administrator -
Thomas Jefferson
serving under President George Washington he then came to be the third president. -
Battle of yorktown
A big battle in yorktown -
Treaty of paris
ended revolutionary war
