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Treaty of Paris - 1763
It formally ended the Seven Year War. -
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Proclamation of 1763
It forbade settlers from setteling past a line drawn along the Appalachin Mountains -
Stamp Act
Required many printed materials in the colonies to be produced on stamp paper made in London. -
Martha Custis Washington
Wife of George Washington. -
Townshend Acts
Taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea were applied with the design of raising £40,000 a year for the administration of the colonies. -
Abigail Adams
Married John Adams. -
Benedict Arnold
He was originally an American Soldier but defected to the British troops. -
Patriots
Colonists that vioently rebelled against British Control. -
Boston Massacre
A street fight between a Patriot mob and British Soldiers. -
Sons of Liberty
An orginization of American Patriots that performed the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
Citizens of Boston disquised as Indians raided three British ships in Boston Harbor and threw all off their tea overboard. -
Intorerable Acts
The government spent a lot of money on troops and equitment in an attempt to dominate Massachusetts. -
Quatering Act
Provided that local authorities must provide quarters for British troops. -
1rst Continental Congress
A convention for delacates from 12 colonies in Philadelphia. -
Loyalists
They were American colonists who remained loyal to the British. -
Sam Adams
Political leader in the Revolution and signer of the Dec. of independence. -
George Washington
First president of USA and was the commander in cheif of the contenental army. -
Paul Revere
Left his small home in Boston and set out on a journey known as the midnight ride. He told everyone that the British were coming. -
Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the American Revolution. -
Thomas Paine
He proposed an arguement why America should seek independence and it helped make up the minds of American leaders. -
Thomas Jefferson
American Founding Father and author of Dec. of Independence. -
Declaration of Indepenence
Announced that 13 American colonies regarded themselves as independent states. -
John Adams
Second president of the United States and was a politican. -
Battle of Saratoga
A battle during the American Revolution where the British under Burgoyne were defeated. -
Hessians
German forces of army that fought for the British. -
Lord Cornwallis
Led several successful early campaigns during the American Revolution and he was a British leader but lost the final battle. -
Battle of Yorktown
A victory by a combined force of American troops and French troops beating the British troops in Yorktown, New York -
Treaty of Paris - 1783
Ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britan on one side and The United States and their alles on another.
