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Charles Montesquieu
Charles was a french philosopher who specialized in politics and made some major changes in how the revolutionary war played out, especially during the French alliance. -
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Sam Adams
Sam Adams signed the Declaration of Independence, and helped make a lot of decisions related to the Declaration of Independence. -
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Martha Washington
Martha Washington was the first first lady, she was married to George Washington, and helped a lot in the war and political decisions. -
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George Washington
George Washington was the first president, He also commanded lots of troops, and slowly worked his way up through the ranks. -
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Paul Revere
Paul Revere, is the main character in a well known story, "The British are coming! The British are coming!" -
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John Hancock
John Hancock was the first person to sign the deceleration of independence. -
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was one of the founding fathers. He played an important role in almost all decisions related to the Declaration of Independence. He ironically died July 4th. -
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French and Indian War
The french and Indian war went on from 1754-1763 and was stopped because of the Treaty of Paris. This relates to the american revolution because the french wanted revenge on britian so they joined the american colonies in the revolution. https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/upload/The-French-and-Indian-War-1754-1763-Unit-6.pdf -
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton wrote a lot, and was a very important politician for the revolution. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris was what stopped the French and Indian war. It was signed in February. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 happened after the French & Indian war, the purpose was to close down colonial expansion beyong Appalachia. This event is very important as it was the first measure to affect all the colonies. https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of -
Quartering act
The quartering act made it so colonies had to let British soldiers live in their houses for free. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre happened on march 5th in 1770. It started as a small riot on King street, but turned into a massacre very quickly. This is an important event, because a lot of people died on this day and it affected both the British and American troops. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party happened in December of 1773, The Boston tea party was when the sons of liberty dressed up as Native Americans from the Mohawk tribe and dumped all the tea off the British ships. This event is important, because it shows how the colonies where beginning to get more violent, and in a way, the turning point of their rebellion. -
Boston Port Act
The Boston Port act was Britain's way of retaliating against the Boston Tea Party, it was the ban of everything imported, until the colonies paid for all the tea they had dumped overboard. It was a very important event, because it shows how Britain and the colonies communicated, and how the battle and fighting reallt started. -
Administration of justice act
The Administration of Justice act happened may 20th in 1774, it was an act that prevented certain colonies from self-governing. This was an important event, as it shows how unfair the British where, and how many times they went against their own laws. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord happened on April 19th in 1775. The Lexington battle was barely even a battle, the American's fled, and after they fled, the British went to Concord, and found around 500-1000 Minutemen who where ready to battle, the Minutemen won the battle, which brought confidence back to the Americans. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The bunker hill battle happened June 6th in 1775. The British won this battle, and it was an important event, because it meant that Britain and the colonies where never going to come to an agreement, so it was kind of the end of anyone hoping for a peaceful resolution. -
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French Alliance
The french Alliance was a period of time where the French and the Americans joined sides in order to take down Britain. This alliance was one of the main reasons the Americans won the war. -
US constitution signed
The US consitution was signed in september, and was a huge turning point for America.