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Benjamin Franklin
Role: One of Monarchs biggest opponents
Key events: One of Founding Figures, , helped draft Constituion and Declaration
Born: Jan. 17, 1706 Died:April 17, 1790
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George Washington
Role: President of United States
Battles involved in: Trenton, Battle of Long Island, Valley Forge, commanded Continental Army
Born: Feb. 22, 1732 Died:December 14, 1799
Patriot -
Thomas Paine
Role: Published Common Sense
Key events envolved in: Convinced colonists to join fight for Independence
Born:Feb. 9, 1737 Death:June 8, 1809
Patriot -
Thomas Jefferson
Role: Drafted the Decleration of Independence
Born: Apr. 13, 1743 Died:July 4, 1826
Key envents involved in: Govenor of Virginia, Part of Continental Congress
Patriot -
Marquis de Lafayette
Role: French General and political leader who supported the revoloution
Battles; Yorktown, Brandywine,
Born: Sep. 6, 1757 Died: May 20, 1834
Patriot -
Tea Act
What: Tea was to be sold at bargain price to aid with East India Company's financial problems
Who wrote: British Parliment
Where did it take place: Phildelphia, New York, Charleston, Boston
Significance: Final spark needed to start Revoloution -
Boston Tea Party
What: Americans dressed as Indians dumped an entire shipload of tea into the haror.
Who: Sons of Liberty
Whaere: Boston, Massachusetts
Importance: One of sugnificant events that led to the Revolutioun. -
Intolerable Acts
What: Acts enacted by British Parliment to punish colonists for Boston Tea Party.
Who initiated: British Parliment
Where take place: Massachusetts
Significance: Added to the colonists want for rebellion. Angered them severly. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Where:Boston, Massachusetts
When:April 19, 1775
Winner/Outcome: America won.
Significance: First real battles of the Revoloution. Were against bigger and more powerful army yet still won. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Where: Charleston, Massachusetts
When: June 17, 1775
Winner/Outcome: The British won but at a great cost. Many British died but they won due to lack of enough ammo (colonists)
Significane: Gave colonist large confidence boost and showed they had a chance. -
Declaration of Independence
What: Summerized colonists motivations for seeking their Independence.
Who wrote: Drafted by Thomas Jefferson
Where: Philidelphia (signed)
Importance:Severed political attachments to Britain. -
Battle of Trenton
Where: Trenton, New Jersey
When: December 26, 1776
Winner/Outcome: America
Signficance: Turned what looked like the end of the war for the colonists to something they actually had a chance of winning. Encouraged soldiers to serve longer and helped attract new soldiers. -
Battle of Saratoga
Where: Stillwater, New York
When: September 19 and October 7,1777
Winner: America
Significance: was the turning point of the war -
Battle of Yorktown
Where:
Where: Yorktown, Virginia
When: September 28- October 19, 1781
Winner:America
Significance:Last major land battle of war. Resulted in Teaty of Paris, Decleration of Independence and eventually Independence for America. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
What: Treaty between Britain and America.
Who:Repredsenatives included Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, John Adams, David Hartley
Where: Paris, France
Importance: Ended the Revolutionary War. Confirmed Independence from Britain, Set land boundries, Fishing rights, and more.
