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John Locke was one of the most famous philosophers and political theorists of the 17th century.
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The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America.
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The Proclamation of 1763 is where the land between the colonists and Native Americans was divided.
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The Boston Massacre is where British soldiers opened fire on Americans.
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The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that was held against the British by the Americans.
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Sam Adams was a politician of the American Revolution who was a delegate to the Continental Congress.
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The first Continental Congress was where delegates from each of the 13 colonies except for Georgia met in Philadelphia to organize colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts.
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During the Revolutionary War, Martha Washington served as the nations first, first lady. Meanwhile, George Washington was commander in chief of the Continental Army.
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The Second Continental Congress was a gathering of delegates from the 13 colonies that met soon after the launch of the American Revolutionary War.
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Thomas Jefferson was elected onto the Continental Congress. He was also the one who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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Lexington and Concord started off the Revolutionary War.
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Alexander Hamilton became one of America's most influential founding fathers during the Revolutionary War.
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The Declaration of Independence was the first statement to separate America from Britain's governments.
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Benedict Arnold is known for switching sides and fought for the British.
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The French Alliance was when the French became an ally with the American's.
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John Hancock was a main leader and took part in the Declaration of Independence.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed by US and British Representatives, ending the War of the American Revolution.
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The US Constitution protected slavery and the slave trade.
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Paul Revere was a colonist that warned everyone in the city of Boston that the British were going to invade them.
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John Adams was a leader in the American Revolution and took part in the making of the Declaration of independence. Abigail Adams opposed slavery and supported women's education.
