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Samuel Adams
Sam Adams was one the America's founding fathers after the American Revolution. He was also a protestor of the British's Taxation without Representation, uniting the American colonies to Fight in the American Revolutionary War. As stated by History.com, he was the "architect of political ideals about liberty and independence that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence". -
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George Washington
"George Washington was perhaps the one indispensable man among the founders." Stated by nps.gov. George Washington was the commander in the American Revolution and then was elected as the first president of the United States of America. He took initiative all throughout his life and many would say he was a great leader. -
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was one of America's founding fathers, and became the third president of the United States. According to sptnamericanrevolution.weebly, Jefferson's role in the revolution was much more political than actually fighting in battles. He drafted the Declaration of Independence and was a member of the Continental Congress. As stated by sptnamericanrevolution.weebly, "His words were what made him powerful." He then got elected as Governor of Virginia. -
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was born in Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis and was one of America's most influential Founding Fathers. Alexander fought in the American Revolution serving under George Washington. He fought in the battles of Long Island, White Plains and Trenton. According to an article named "Alexander Hamilton" by History.com, he then died in 1804 due to a gunshot wound from a duel with Aaron Burr. -
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war between Britain and France in the New World. When France had expanded into the Ohio River, It brought conflict among them and the British. Later, a series of battle eventually led to a formal declaration of war from Britain in 1756. This War eventually ended at the 1763 piece conference according to an article by History.com. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a treaty that concluded the French and Indian War. As stated by Britannica "concluding the Franco-British conflicts of the Seven Years’ War (called the French and Indian War in North America) and signed by representatives of Great Britain and Hanover on one side and France and Spain on the other, with Portugal expressly understood to be included. It was signed in Paris on Feb. 10, 1763." The French and British ended their argument and divided their land to each country. -
Proclamation of 1763
"The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by the British at the end of the French and Indian War to appease Native Americans." Stated by History.com. The British checked the enrochement of the European settlers on their lands which created a boundary, known as the proclamation line. This separated the British colonies on the Atlantic coast from American Indian lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was an act that the British government imposed to get people to stop smuggling trade in sugar from the French and Dutch. According to Brittanica, "Protests had been received from America against the enforcement of the Sugar Act, together with a plea that the duty be set at one penny per gallon." The British then repealed the act in 1766. -
Currency Act
As stated by American History Central, "Colonial America suffered from a lack of hard money due to the mercantile system." This means that colonial America had to export cheap material and import more expensive ones in order to make more money. This system was good for the manufacturers in the country, but bad for the colonists because it resulted in more money leaving the colonies than coming in. -
Stamp Act
In 1765, the British government implemented a taxation on stamps because they were in deep debt from the French and Indian War according to History.com. This was called the Stamp Act. The colonists started to argue that only their own representative assemblies could tax them. They insisted that the act was unconstitutional, and resorted to violent protests. This helped them start the American Revolution. -
Boston Massacre
In 1770 a deadly riot broke out on King Street in Boston. What started of as a street brawl between American colonists and one British Soldier, soon broke out into a bloody slaughter known as the Boston Massacre. This energized anti-British sentiment which led a path to the American revolution according to History.com. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest from the American colonists out of anger because the British imposed a "taxation without representation" according to an article by History.com. The colonists dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. The protest was the first direct act of rebellion against the British government and led them to fight for independence in the American Revolution. -
Boston Port Act
In 1774 the British Parliament closed the Boston port demanding that the residents of the city pay for the nearly $1 million (in current dollars) of tea dumped in the harbor during the Boston Tea Party. "The Boston Port Act was the first and easiest to enforce of four acts that together were known as the Coercive Acts." States History.com. This made the colonists realize that they needed independence to stop things like this from happening. -
First Continental Congress
From September 5th through October 28 in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, delegates from all the colonies except Georgia met at the First Continental Congress according to UShistory.org. As stated by History.com they gathered to, "organize colonial resistance to Parliament’s Coercive Acts." This gave them a big jump into declaring independence. -
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me death" Speech
Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech was made in the Second Virginia Convention in 1775. Henry's speech consisted of why he felt that liberty was needed. According to History.com, "Patrick Henry, a well-respected lawyer from Hanover County. Blessed with an unfailing wit and mellifluous speaking voice." Henry's voice helped others see the light in why they should have independence. -
French Alliance
The French alliance was a moment in the Revolution where the French were devastated by their defeat from England in the French and Indian War and wanted to help the American colonists. U.S. History states, "Almost immediately after the peace of 1763, it sought in the tendency of the English colonies to revolt against their mother country the occasion by which we would avenge ourselves upon England and tear up the treaty of Paris". This had helped the colonists win the revolution. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
In the beginning of the Revolutionary War, according to History.com, the British defeated the American Colonist at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their defeat, this battle gave them the confidence they needed in the siege of Boston and helped them defeat the British in the end. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a document created by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston. According to National Archives, These men gathered to write the declaration of why they should have independence from the British government and be free to form there own democracy. 56 delegates of the Second Continental Congress sign the Declaration of Independence on July 2nd, 1776. The declaration was then ratified on the 4th. -
Battle of Yorktown
History.com says, the Battle of Yorktown taking place in Yorktown, Virginia was known as the most important battle of the American Revolution. General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and 9,000 British troops. This battle ended up going on for three weeks ending on October 17, 1781 with Cornwallis surrendering to Washington, ending the Revolutionary War. -
U.S. Constitution Was Signed
In 1787, 39 out of 55 delegates signed the U.S. constitution. Many delegates refused due to the lack of a bill of rights. This constitution included all ten of the amendments. The constitution was a very large step that the United States took to becoming a democracy, according to whitehouse.gov.
