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George Washington
An amazing general in the Colonists army. He was very well know for his courage. He later became the first president of the U.S. -
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Thomas Jefferson
The author of the Declaration of Independence. One of the founding fathers. He was also the 3rd president of the U.S. -
French and Indian War
The French and the British start a war over who would rule over the land -
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Alexander Hamilton
An amazing solider and writer that contributed so much to the revolution. He also founded the first financial system. -
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Marquis de Lafayette
French solider in the revolution. Served as a spokesperson and a fighter for France. -
Proclamation of 1763
After winning land the King banned the British from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains -
Sugar act
The king put a tax on the colonies sugar and molasses. -
Townshend Act
The King taxed the Colonies glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea -
Boston Massacre
No body knows exactly what happened to lead up to this but, British soldiers fire at Colonists and kill 5 Colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
The sons of liberty dressed as Indians and threw the tea crates into the harbor in order to protest freedom -
Tea Act
Britain taxed all of the colonies tea and made it so they couldn't trade with anyone else. -
Intolerable Acts
After the Boston Tea party the King closed the harbor so that no trades could come in or out. -
First Continental Congress
Twelve delegates meet together to discuss the taxes put on them by the British -
Second Continental Congress
13 representatives from the colonies meet together to discuss the British and what they should do about them -
Battle of Lexington
The first battle of the revolution. They are told not to shoot when someone fires the first bullet and the battle begins. -
Common Sense
Written by Thomas Paine Common Sense states that we should break off from the King and Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote this declaration about how they should be free from the British and their taxes. "All men are created equal" -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington leads a troupe across the frozen Delaware river. They leave late at night in order to sneak attack the British army posted just up the river. -
Siege of Yorktown
The very last battle of the revolution. The British saw that the Colonists were better than they thought. Finally the Colonies are free of the king. -
Treaty of Paris
King George and the Colonies signed a treaty stating the revolutionary war has ended.
