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Sam Adams
As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped the political culture of the United States. -
Martha Custis Washington
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is considered to be the first First Lady of the United States. -
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. -
John Adams
John Adams was the second president of the United States (1797–1801),[2] having earlier served as the first vice president of the United States. -
Thomas Paine
He was a political activist, author, political theorist and revolutionary. As the author of two highly influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, he inspired the Patriots in 1776 to declare independence from Britain. -
Lord Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG, styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as The Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was a general during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Army but defected to the British Army. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States. He was a spokesman for democracy and the rights of man with worldwide influence. -
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 -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris also known as Peace of Paris. It ended the seven year war. Also known as "The French and Indian War. -
Proclamation
Formal announcement also known as "royal proclamation" -
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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act is also known as Duties in American Colonies Act. It imposed a direct tax by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America. -
Quartering Act
A name given to a minimum of two Acts of British Parliament in the 18th century. Parliament enacted them to order local governments of the American Colonies. -
Sons of Liberty
Groups identifying themselves as Sons of Liberty existed in almost every colony.[7] The organization spread month by month, after independent starts in several different colonies. August 1765 celebrated the founding of the group in Boston -
Townhend Act
The Townhend act were a series of acts passed beginning in 1776 by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre also known as the Incident on King Street is the British army soldiers killed five civilians men and injured six others. -
Boston Tea Party
It was a nonviolent political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, -
Intolerable Act
Patriot name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 177 -
First Continental Congress
Was a convention of deglates from twelve colonies that met on September 6th, 1774. -
Paul Revere/ Midnight Ride
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Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagments of the American Revolution War. -
Patriots
Declared the United States of America an independent nation. Their rebellion was based on the political philosophy of republicanism -
Declaration of Independence
States freedom of speech. Makes them indepent states which makes them no longer part of ther British Empire. -
Hessians
In the Battle of Trenton, the Hessian force of 1,400 was surprised and virtually destroyed by the Continentals, with about 20 killed, 100 wounded, and 1,000 captured as prisoners. General George Washington's Continental Army had crossed the Delaware River to make a surprise attack on the Hessians on the early morning of December 26, 1776 -
Battle of Saratoga
Conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American War of Independence and are generally regarded as a turning point in the war. -
Siege of Yorktown
The Seige of Yorktown was a descisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops le by General George Washington and French troops led by Comte de Rochambeau. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris signed on September 3, 1783 ended the American Revolutionary War. It seperated agreements; for details of these, and the negotiations which produced all four treaties. -
Loyalists
By July 4, 1776 the Patriots had gained control of virtually all territory in the 13 colonies, and expelled all royal officials. No one who openly proclaimed their loyalty to the Crown was allowed to remain, so for the moment, Loyalists fled or kept quie
