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Thomas Hutchinson
Royal official and governor of Massachusetts during the turbulent years of the 1760s and early 1770s. Hutchinson forbade the British East India Company’s tea ships from leaving Boston Harbor until they had unloaded their cargo, prompting disguised colonists to destroy the tea in the Boston Tea Party. -
George Grenville
Prime minister of Parliament at the close of the French and Indian War. Grenville was responsible for enforcing the Navigation Act and for passing the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Currency Act, and Quartering Act in the mid-1760s. He assumed, incorrectly, that colonists would be willing to bear a greater tax burden after Britain had invested so much in protecting them from the French and Native Americans. -
George Washington
George Washington was commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. A great of act of leadership that he showed was his greatest victory during a brutal winter of 1776-7 at Valley Forge. His greatest characteristic was being strategic. He launched he sneak attack at valley Forge thus ending in victory with only six of his men injured. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident that included Bostonians harassing British troops. One of the British soldiers shot into the mob, thus killing five civilians. A town meeting was then held to discuss the removal of the British troops. The massacre led to rebellion which would then add tension to the American Revolution. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Two battles on the same day, that started the Revolutionary War. British troops encountered a small group of militiamen in the small towns of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The militiamen fought back and eventually forced the British to retreat. -
Bunker Hill
Although the patriots were forced to retreat (because they were running low on supplies and ammunition), they showed the British that they could fight, and stand up to them. I was the first battle of the revolution. -
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin drew the famous “Join or Die” political cartoon for the Albany Congress. He was also a delegate for the Second Continental Congress and a member of the committee responsible for helping to draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776. -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga was won by the patriots. The defeat of the British convinced the French to become allies with the U.S. and enter the war against Great Britain. Without the help of France the Americans would have surely lost. -
Treaty of Alliance with France
After the battle of Saratoga, France decided to also help with financial aid. An Advantage was that France convinced Spain to join the war. It forced Great Britain to go against France and Spain. -
Treaty of Amity and Commerce
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized the U.S. as an independent nation and promoted trade between France and America. An advantage was that it was the first document to recognize the colonies as a nation. -
Battle of Yorktwon
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution. General Cornwallis's surrendered to General Washington. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris officially ended the Revolutionary War.An advantage was that Great Britain recognized them as an independent country. It was also agreed to remove all of its troops from the new country.
