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John Locke
John Locke was an English pholosipher. His Writings influenced American Revolutionists and were reflected in the Decloration of Independence. -
Charles Montesquieu
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu or simply Montesquieu was a French Lawyer and Philosopher. He had many political ideas that greatly affected the American Revolution. -
Sam Adams
Sam Adams is a founding father of the USA and is second cousin to John Adams. He was a politician in Massachusetts and started and lead the American Revolution. -
Martha Washington
Martha Washington is George Washingtons Wife. George Washington was not her first wife. She was widowed by Daniel Parke Custis when she was twenty five. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first President and one of the founding fathers of the United States. He was also the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army durring the American Revolution. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was a patriot in the Revolutionary War. He is most famous for alerting the Militia that the british was attacking at the Battles of Concord and Lexington. -
John Adams
John adams was a founding father, first Vice President, and second President of the USA. Before this he was a lawyer, auther, statesman, and diplomat. -
John Hanckock
John Hancock was a patriot and founding father. He was president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third governer of Massachusetts. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was a founding father, the main author of the Decloration of Independence, and the third president of the USA. He was a firm beleiver in democracy and one the most influentual patriot. -
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams or "The First Second Lady and the Second First Lady of the united states" is husband to John Adams and Mother of John Quincy Adams. -
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war between the French colonies and the British colonies. The french outnumbered by millions mainly relied on their Indian allies. The fighting ended with the treaty of paris. -
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the united states. He was cheif staff aide (person assistant) to General Goerge Washington. He was the founder of the Financial System and the Federalist Political party. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was was law created by King George III stating that all settlement past the Appalachian Mountains was forbiddin. -
Currency Act
The Currency act was actually several acts. Passed by the Parliament of Great Britain it regulated the use of British American Currency. It was meant to help merchants and shop owners from recieving bad currency. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain stating that taxes needed to be raised to pay for things in The New World to pay for roads, defense, the army etc. Taxes were double in North America. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was a law passed by the Parliament of Great Britain that stated that all paper in the colonies had to come from Britain. There was a stamp on the paper so that one would know it was from Britain. To get the paper you had to pay a tax. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act of 1765 was a law passed by Parliament of Great Britain stating that all Brtisish Colonists had to provide living quarters for British Forces. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was an act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain after the repeal of the Stamp Acts and The loosening of the Sugar Act. It was created to tell the colonists that the Parliament of Great Britain was still in control and that the Colonists were bound by any laws passed. -
Townshed Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. They were named after there creatore Charles Townshend. The idea of laws was to raise taxes for the British Colonists to pay for British Governers, Judges, Poloticians, etc. The reason was for the British to maintain control in the Colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight between a group of Patriots throwing sticks and rocks at a squad of british soldiers. Several Patriots were killed which led to further uprising. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party is a political protest against the Tea Act. It was group desguised as American Indians throwing boxes of tea ,shiped by an Indian Company, into the Boston Harbor. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was an act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. It affected a lot of things in the colonies nad Quebec but mainly affected religion. It promoted catholicism and demoted all other religion. -
Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act was law from King George III that charged The Patriots in trying to injure british commerce. In response The Kings banned use of the Boston Port. -
Massachusetts Government Act
The Massachusetts Government Act was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. Until the law was passed Massachusetts was unique among the colonies because they could elect their own council. This act took away that and the new members were apointed by the royal governer. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meating held in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where members from 12 of the 13 colonies came to meet. It was called in response to the intolerable acts. There were 56 members from all the colonies except Georgia. Georgia declined because they had asked british to help with native americans and they didn't want to upset them. -
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was an act passed by Parliament of Great Britain. The law allowed the British to send rebellious patriots to England to face trial by a British judge. -
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech
The "Give Me Liberty or GiveMe Death" Speech was a speech givin by Patrick Henry at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia. Henry proposed to create a militia right then instead of waiting for the crowns permition. -
Lexington and Concord Battle
The battles of lexington and Condcord were the first battles of the American Revolution. They were fought in Massachusetts Bay, in the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy , and Cambridge. -
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Minutemen
The Minutemen were a special kind of militia for the patriots. They were self trained and could organize themselfs in a minute hence the name Minutemen. Normal militias had men from 16 to 60 years old but the minute were no more then 30. They were chosen for their strenth and enthusiasm. They were a much smaller and elite form of the militia. -
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Hessians
Hessians were about 30,000 German troops hired by Britain to fight durring the American Revolution. They got there name from the German state of Hesse. They served under their ussual officers and even their normal flag. All of them served under British generals but most of them were also Hessians. -
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French Alliance
Durring the American Revolution France allied with america for revenge with previous fights and for land loss of the French and Indian War. They fought Britain on their own turf and sent troops and supplies to aid the Americans. Spain and Netherlands later joined in and it turned into a global war with Britain having no allies. France did get revenge but lost 1 billion livres. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continetnal Congress was a meeting succeeding the First Continental Congress. It was where members from the 13 colonies met and discussed matters of the war. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill is a battle in the early American Revolution. Despite the British Defeating the Patriots the Patriots still caused many casualties for the British which was a major confidence boost for the patriots. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of independence is a document signed by congress anouncing that america is an independent country free of Great Britain. It was finished July second, but made official July fourth 1776. -
Battles of Saratoga
There were two battles of Saratoga. The first September 19 1777 and the second October 7 1777. A British army traveled south expecting to find and army of equal size south but they never arrived. The British army surrendered october 17. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was Americas Constition before our current constitution. It was adopted by the Continental Congress and slightly altered. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was a general for both sides durring the American Revolution. He was originily a general for America working for Britian. He had planned to surrender his army to Britain but was caught and defected to be a brigadier general for Britain. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution. The American and French Patriots were lead by George Washington and the British lead by Charles Cornwallis. The British surrendered on October 19th. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a document signed by representitives of King George III and representitives of America that officialy ended the American Revolutionary War. -
US Constitution
The US Constitution is the supreme law of the USA. It was made official September 17, 1787. It was signed in the same place as the Decloration of Independence and is still in use today with changes.