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Samuel Adams (1722-1808)
He was John Adams's cousin. He was significant in the revolutionary war because he told the colonies to resist parliament. He was in the Continental Congress which made the declaration of Independence. -
Paul Revere (1735-1818)
A Patriot in the Revolutionary war. He is known because of his "midnight ride." It alerted the colonist that the British were going to invade. -
John Hancock (1737-1793)
The first man to sign the Declaration of Independence. He was significant to the war because he was the president of the continental congress which created all the ways that our nation would be separate from Britain, which caused the war. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was a military officer who served in the American revolutionary war. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was one of the 5 people to right the declaration of independence -
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
His significance in the revolutionary war was that he was an artillery officer in the Continental Army. -
Proclamation of 1763
Was issued by King George III that said no one could settle west of the Appalachian Mountains and was one of the first significant reasons that the colonists wanted to be independent of the British. -
Boston Massacre March 5, 1770
5 Colonists were killed by British officers due to the rising frustration of them raising taxes. This was significant because it was the beginning of how the colonists were mad at the taxes. -
Boston Tea Party Dec. 16, 1773
An entire shipment of tea was destroyed by colonists who strongly opposed the taxes in the Townshend Act. This was one more event that led up to the revolutionary war. -
Quebec act
The Quebec Act 1774, formally known as the British North America Act 1774, was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain setting procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec. -
First Continental Congress
Convened in Philadelphia from Sept - October 1774. They discussed how to respond to Britain's "Intolerable Acts." This was the first in two very important meetings about how to deal with British rule, which ultimately started the revolutionary war. -
Boston Port Act
Was an act by parliament to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party. Britain told them they would get rid of the act if they paid for the destroyed tea. Therefore, the continental congress convened to speak about these acts. -
Abigail Adams (1744-1818)
Wife of John Adams, she was significant during the revolution because she wrote many letters to John to ask about the women's roles during the time. -
Minutemen
The minutemen were civilian colonists who independently formed militia companies self-trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies. These were troops that could respond quickly to war threats. -
"Give me Liberty or give me death" speech
A speech by Patrick Henry made at the Virginia Convention to send troops to the revolutionary war. -
Bunker hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on Saturday, June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in the battle. -
Declaration of Independence
A document that created Independence for the United States from King George and Britain. The significance of the document to the revolution is that it was put into words our intent to fight for our rights. -
French Alliance
This was an alliance between the Kingdom of France and the United States during the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Yorktown
Yorktown was the final major battle of the revolutionary war. This is when George Washington accepted British General Charles Cornwallis's surrender. -
Treaty of Paris
Brought the end to the American Revolutionary war and made America Independent
