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George Washington was the leading general of the American Revolution and the First President of the United States.
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Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence and the first secretary of state.
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Alexander Hamilton was a military commander, legal scholar, and the founder of the US financial system.
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The Proclamation of 1763 was a proclamation put out by the British Crown that were meant to stop the Native Americans from attacking British settlements by giving them an area of land. It was the first Indian Reserve in America
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The Sugar Act was an act that increased the tax on sugar and molasses in the American Colonies. It prompted the American Revolution.
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The Stamp Act was an act that increased the tax on stamps in the American Colonies. It prompted the American Revolution.
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The Quartering Act required each of the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colony. It prompted the American Revolution.
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The Declaratory Act claimed that the British Parliament had complete and total power over the American Colonies. It prompted the American Revolution.
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The Townshend Act were a series of laws passed onto the American Colonies that added new taxes on paper, paint, lead, glass and more.
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The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in which British Troops shot and killed several people. They were positioned there to support the British legislation.
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The Tea Act was an act that made it so the British tea company India Tea was the primary tea company. It added a tax on tea and was meant to stop illegal tea smuggled into the American colonies.
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The Boston Tea Party was an act of retaliation against the Tea Act. Colonists boarded a ship and threw tea into the ocean.
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The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from across the colonies to discuss how they were to respond to the Intolerable Acts.
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The Intolerable Acts were acts instated after the Boston Tea Party as a last resort to keep the colonies in line.
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The "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" Speech was a speech given by Patrick Henry against the British rule.
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first official military engagements of the Revolutionary War.
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The Minutemen were independently trained local military companies that helped fight against the British. They helped in the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
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The Second Continental Congress was held soon after the start of the Revolutionary War. It was held to discuss strategies in the war.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought during the Siege of Boston.
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The Declaration of Independence is a document that summarized the reasons for America becoming Independent
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The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolution. It was one of the first battles against the British that the Americans had won. It was especially crucial as the Americans were sick and wounded after the Battle of Quebec.
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The Articles of Confederation were an agreement between the 13 colonies that acted as the first constitution.
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The French Alliance was a defensive alliance between America and France formed during the war. It promised mutual military support if fighting should break out between the French and the British and that the French will help the Americans against the British.
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On October 19th, 1781, during the Battle of Yorktown, the British surrendered to the Americans, ending the war.
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The US Constitution was a document outlining the government of the United States.
