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Benjamin Franklin
Role: Founding Father, American spokesman
Events: Helped draft The Declaration of Independence, Discovered elecrticity
Dates lived: 1706-1790
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George Washington
Role: 1st American president, General in Revolutionary War, Founding Father
Key events: Winning the Revolutionary War, Leading the continental army across the freezing Deleware river to suprise British troops celebrating Christmas
Dates lived: 1732-1799
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John Hancock
Role: 1st person to sign The Declaration of Independence , Founding Father
Events: Signing the biggest signature on The Declaration of Independence so his name would stand out to the British King.
Dates lived: 1737-1793
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Thomas Jefferson
Role: American founding Father and main author of The Declaration of Independence.
Key Events: Writing The Declaration of Independence, Becoming president of the United States
Dates Lived: 1743-1826
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Marquis de Lafayette
Role: French Military officer and American Continental Officer
Events: Decided to to assist colonist due to their noble acts of courage.
Dates: 1757-1834
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Sugar Act
What is it: An act that allows Britian to tax colonist on all molasses.
Who started it: British Parliment
Where: The North American Colonies
Signifigance: Made colonists mad to the point of wanting to seperate from Britian. -
Stamp Act
What is it: An act allowing British parliment to tax Colonists on all paper goods such as playing cards, legal papers, and newspapers.
Who started it: British Parliment
Where: North American British colonies
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Boston Tea Party
What was it: The protest of taxation by dumping dozens of tea crates into the Boston Harbor
Who did it: The Sons of Libery
Where: Boston
Signifigance: Led to Britian cracking down on the colonist eventually leading to the American revolution. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Where: Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge
When: April 19, 1775
Winner: Colonial Victory
Signifigance: First battle of the war and the first victory for America. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Where: Breeds Hill
When: June 17, 1775
Winner: British but Britian lost a bunch of troops
Significance: It was a moral boost for America because 1,054 British soldiers were wounded or killed. -
Common Sense
What is it: A pamplet that influenced colonists to rebel against Britian
Who wrote it: Thomas Paine
Where was it: American Colonies
Signifigance: It led to the rebellion of colonists -
Crossing the Deleware
What is it: George Washington led his men across the Deleware river at night to suprise attack the British army while celebrating Christmas.
Who started it: George Washington
Where: Deleware River
Signifigance: It led to a huge victory for the Colonists -
Battle of Trenton
Where: Trenton, New Jersey
When: December 26, 1776
Outcome: Washington and American forces won
Significance: Washington led his troops across the Deleware river and sneak attacked the British troops resulting in a win for 'Merica. -
Battle of Saratoga
Where: Stillwater, New York
When: September 17, 1777
Winner: America
Signifigance: This battle led to the surrenduring of the British. -
Battle of Yorktown
Where: Yorktown, Virginia
When: October 19, 1781
Winner: America
Significance: The first battle that America and France worked together to defeat Britian.
