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John Locke (1632-1704)
He argued that people should be able to rebel and that influenced the founding fathers to get into the revolution. -
Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755)
He helped form political theory with his work as a philosopher. -
Sam Adams (1722-1803)
Sam Adams protested British taxation on the colonies and helped unite the colonies to fight Britain. -
George and Martha Washington (Martha 1731-1802) (George 1732-1799)
Martha was one of the first women to serve in the war on the front line. George commanded the continental army as well as serving two terms in office as president. -
Paul Revere (1734-1818)
Paul Revere alerted the colonial militia before the Lexington Battles. -
John Hancock (1737-1793)
John Hancock was one of Bostons leaders during the revolution and was the first president of Congress to sign the declaration of independence. -
Benedict Arnold (1741-1801)
Benedict Arnold was an American hero before he switched sides and fought for the British and gave them information on the US, he was later hung. -
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1886)
Thomas Jefferson helped write the declaration of independence and served as the third president of the US. -
French and Indian War (1754)
This battle started because the British and the Indians were fighting over whos land Ohio was. This led to the American Revolution because the British wanted the colonies to repay the cost of the war. -
Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804)
Alexander Hamilton was one of America's founding fathers and served a big part in the revolution by being a great military commander and he died in a duel with his professional and personal enemy, Aaron Burr. -
Quartering Act (1765)
This act made the colonists house British soldiers. They had. to make room in, barracks, barns, and houses for them. People were fuming at Britain for this decision. -
Boston Tea party (1773)
The Boston tea party was a protest held by Americans who were fed up with the British putting taxes on their tea so they dumped around 350 chests of tea into the water. This was a large influence on the American revolution and empowered many soldiers to go and fight. -
Minutemen (1774)
This was a militia organized by civilian colonists to fight the British in the revolution. -
First Continental Congress (1774)
The 13 colonies other than Georgia organized colonial resistance to the Parliament's Violent Acts. Georgia was fighting a Native American uprising and Georgia relied on Britain for supplies. -
Battle of Lexington (1775)
This battle was the first of the revolution and gave the US hope that they could beat Britain in the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress (1775)
This was America's first attempt at governing themselves. Soon after the American Revolutionary War ended this happened. -
Articles of Confederation (1777)
These were documents that showed the functions of the government after they broke free from Britain. Defining the three branches of government: The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches. -
French Alliance (1778)
The French alliance was a treaty between America and France obliging France to supply the US with lots of military goods during the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris (1783)
This was a treaty signed by the US and British representatives that ended the American Revolution and gave America freedom from Britain. -
US Constitution Signed (1787)
This marked a new beginning for the US by defining a new form of government and defining the American people's rights.
