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Samuel Adams
He was one of the founding fathers of the U.S. because he was a politician in Massachusettes. He was a leader of the American Revolution. -
Martha Washington
Martha Washington was the first, first lady and was known as lady Washington. -
Patriots
Those who wanted to break away from Great Britain were considered Patriots. They wanted to start a revolution -
Treaty of Paris - 1763
The treaty was signed by France, Great Britain, and Spain. The Treaty of Paris said the colonies were an independent country and Britain was completely out of America. -
Proclimation of 1763
This proclimation was issued by the British Board of Trade under King George III after the French and Indian War. This act infuriated the colonists because they thought the territory between the Appalachians and the Mississippi was theirs. This was one of the causes of the Revolutionary War. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were an organization that started the idea of independence and were strong Patriots. They are most famous for their acts involving the Boston Tea Party. -
Stamp Act
The first direct tax imposed by the British on the colonies. It was created to cover the costs of maintaining troops in America. This meant direct pay to England. -
Quartering Act
The act required colonies to provide supplies to British troops. It was an indirect tax. -
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Townshed Acts
They were designed to collect tax from the colonists in America and put customs on imports of glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Massacre was a pre-relovutionary incident that happened because of anger against the British troops in Boston. The troops were in Boston to inforce the Townshed Acts. -
Benedict Arnold
He was the general for the American army but defected to the British army. He almost lost the war for the U.S. -
Boston Tea Party
Three ships from Britain went into the Boston Harbor to deliver tea. Colonists of Boston, disguised as Indians, emptied 342 chests of tea into the ocean. It was stated in the Intolerable Acts that the people of Boston had to give money for every bit of tea -
Intolerable Acts
Laws passed by the British Parliment relating to Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party. These acts took away Massachusetts' rights of self government and triggered outrage and resistents in the 13 colonies -
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1st Continental Congress
The first continental congress was when delegates from 12 colonies talked about boycotting against British trade and to protest against the Intolerable Acts. -
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams was married to John Adams and he consulted her with many goverment and political matters. -
Paul Revere
Pual Revere was a silversmith and colonial activist in Boston. He was a veteran of the French and Idian war.He spred information throughout the cities that the British were coming on April 18th -
Lexington and Concord
The official start of the Revolutionary Battles. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting -
Thomas Paine
He was the author of influential pamphlets at the start of the Revolution and inspired the Patriots. -
Common Sense
Commmon Sense was a pamplet written by Thomas Paine that inspired people of the thirteen colonies to fight for a Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson and states the reasons of independence for the colonies. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was a founding father and he wrote the Decleration of Independece. He was third president of the U.S. -
The Loyalists
American colonist that remained loyal to the King of Great Britain. -
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Battle of Saratoga
This was the turning point in the American Revolution for the patriots. It helped them win the Revolutionary War. This spurred France to come and fight against Britain. They provided Washingtons army with supplies and support -
Lord Cornwallis
He was a British officer and was best remembered for leading the British in the American Revolution. He is most remembered for his surrender to the American and French force in Yorktown -
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Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was the last major confrontation of the American Revolution led by George Washington. -
Treaty of Paris
This ended the Revolutionary War. It recognized American independence and established borders for the new nation as well as created peace with Great Britain. -
George Washington
He was the first President of the U.S. and was a strong general in the Revolutionary War. -
John Adams
John Adams was the second president of the U.S. and the vice president for Washington. He lead Americans to independence and was a founding father. -
Hessians
The Hessians were German soldiers who fought for the British in the Revolution.
