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The rock eating pancakes
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John Locke
John Locke was a philosopher that was born in 1632. He was one of the first people to advocate civil natural and property rights. His beliefs were put in the declaration of independents and US constitution. -
Sam Adams
Samuel Adams was a colonist who united the colonists to fight taxation without representation. He later became a founding father of the united states -
Benedict Arnald
Benedict Arnold was a British officer that later turned to the American side and led them to victory. later though he switched back to the British side. -
Start of French and Indian war
The French and Indian war was a war in America between Britain and France. It was also fought by Native American allies on both sides. It ended in 1763 when the Treaty of Paris was signed. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was When the King Proclaimed that all land west of the Apphalations were off limits to colonists. This was because there were already Indians there and they didn't want to invade. -
sugar act
the sugar act was and act passed on the colonists. It said that all sugar and molassis were to be taxed heavily. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an act that required all legal papers to have a stamp on them that costs money. This was because Great Britain was in debt because of the French Indian war. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering act was one of the intolerable acts which meant that there had to be soldiers in The homes that Britain had made for them. But, Sometimes the houses were to small and the Colonists had to house the troops in there homes. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when British Soldiers fired on Protesters. People were protesting because Britain had taxed the colonists many times. Although The Soldiers got very bad publicity the protesters were harassing them with rocks and snow. According to Crash course it was a snowball fight gone wrong. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when colonists who were mad about taxation without representation dressed up as Native Americans and snuck on a trade ship. Once on the trade ship, they dumped 342 chests of tea overboard. -
Minutemen
Minutemen were colonists who organized themselves into a military and made tactics. The reason they were called minutemen was that they could be ready in a minute. -
first continental congress
The First Continental Congress was when 12 out of the 13 colonies united. All of the Colonies united except for Georgia because Georgia was fighting a war and needed Britain. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was a colonist who was a silversmith. What he did for the American revolution wasDo his famous ride where he alerted the colonists that The British were attacking. That was when he shouted his famous words "The British are coming." -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was The Auther of The Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of independence was the colonists showing why they sought freedom. -
Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independence was A paper written to Declare Freedom for the Colonies. It was written by Thomas Jefferson -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a Paper written By king George. It was the official ending to the Revolutionary war. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first president of the United States. But before that, he was a general that led the colonies to win the Revolution. Also before he was president he was the president of the convention that wrote the US Constitution. -
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a colonist who fought in the American Revolution. He was a Founding father that helped with the constitution. -
John Adams
John Adams was The second president of the united states. He was also a great philosopher and poloticion.
