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Samuel Adams
A founding father of the U.S and a political theorist. -
Paul Revere
Paul revere was a silversmith and colonist who made a system of lighting lanterns to warn the minutemen of a British invasion. -
John Hancock
John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence and was a governor of Massachusetts. -
Thomas Jefferson
A founding father, a principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third President of the United Staes. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian war started in 1756 and ended in 1763. It was a war that was over who would have power over north America between France and Britain. France fought with the American colonists and the Indians. -
Alexander Hamilton
One of America's most influential founding fathers, and was an important part in defending the U.S constitution. -
Sugar act
Reduced the tax on sugar and molasses from 6 tp 3 pence per gallon. -
Currencey act
To take control of the colonial currency system and to prohibit any new bills. -
Stamp act
The first internal tax put on American colonists by the British Parliament. The tax was put on all paper documents. -
Townshend acts
A series of acts passed by the Britsh parliament that put taxes on goods that were imported to the American colonies. -
Boston Massacre
A riot between the American colonists and a British soldier which turned into a bloody fight. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest at Griffin's Wharf in Boston. The colonists were protesting Britain imposing taxes on their goods. -
Minutemen
They were civilian colonists typically 25 years old or younger, picked for their enthusiasm, reliability, and physical strength that came together independently to form the American colonial partisan militia. -
First Continental Congress
A delegate from each of the 13 colonies (except Georgia) went to Philidelphia to organize the "colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts" -
"Give me liberty or give me death" speech
A speech by Patrick Henry in John's Church in Richmond Virginia. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
These battles started the American Revolutionary war. -
Declaration of Independence
The first official statement declaring the nation's people the right to chose their own government. -
French Alliance
The Alliance of France and the United States to fight against Britain. -
Battle at Yorktown
George Washington and 17,000 troops of french and colonial men went against 9,000 of the British troops led by General Lord Charles Cornwallis. -
U.S constitution signed
39 out of 55 delegates signed the constitution. -
Treaty of Paris
In the Treaty of Paris, the king of Britain recognized America's independence from Britain.