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Baron von steuben
He was a Prussian military officer that later became an american officer in the war, he volunteered his services to George Washington and helped train the army -
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Francis Marion
He was a military officer who served the American Revolution and was also a commander for South Carolina's militia commissions -
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Benedict Arnold
He was a General for the patriots during the Revolutionary War until he later defected to the British side -
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Marquis de Lafayette
He was a French military officer who fought for the Patriots side during the revolutionary war. He was one of the few high ranking French officers in the Patriots ranks. -
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James Armistead Lafayette
James Armistead Lafayette was a slave that fought for the Continental Army. He was important because he volunteered to fight in exchange for freedom if he were to make it out alive. He died on August 9 1830. -
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Deborah Sampson
Deborah Sampson was a woman from Massachusetts who disguised herself as a man and fought for the Continental Army. She disguised herself as a man because back then women were not allowed to be in the army -
Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III after the British had taken control of the French territory in North America following the French and Indian War. This was when the line was drawn forcing all Native American's to the west (Prior the the Louisiana Purchase) -
Stamp Act
A tax imposed by the British on colonists. It was a tax on paper goods such as newspapers and other items. The colonists did not like the fact that they had to pay a tax on paper and reacted negatively towards the British. -
The Townshend Acts
Chancellor of the English Parliament Exchequer Charles Townshend imposed a tax on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. The colonists began to boycott these items until the tax was removed -
Boston non importation agreement
Boston takes action against the Townshend Revenue Act. It was a formal decision by Boston merchants not to import or export goods from England -
Boston Massacre
It was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers shot and killed people while under attack by a mob. An angry mob formed on King Street, a protester threw a stone and hit an officer and he accidentally discharged his gun which caused all the other soldiers to fire. 5 people were killed and they were considered "the first deaths of the Revolution" -
The Gaspee Affair
It was a very significant event that lead up to the Revolutionary War, it was when American Patriots lit a British ship, The Gaspee, on fire -
The Tea Act
Another tax imposed by the British Parliament. This was very important because it was why the Son's of Liberty dumped most of the tea in the Boston Harbor -
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Sally hemings
She was a mixed race slave owned by President Thomas Jefferson, it is believed that Thomas Jefferson was the father for most of her children -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. The Son of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and dumped at least 1 million dollars worth of tea in the Boston Harbour -
Intolerable Acts
A term used by American Colonists of the laws past by the British Parliment after the Boston Tea Party, it was to end the retalitation of the colonists -
Quebec Act of 1774
An act passed by the British Parliament to institute a permanent administration in Canada to replace the temporary government created at the time of the Proclamation of 1763. It was important because it gave French Canadians relgious freedom and restored the french form of civil law -
First Continental Congress
It was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies to organize colonial resistance, the only colony left out of this meeting was Georgia because they were fighting back an Native American uprising. -
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Common Sense
Common sense was a pamphlet written byThomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain to the colonies -
Give me Liberty or give me death
This famous quote was from a speech delivered by Patrick Henry. In his speech he talks about fighting for god and says the alternative to fighting is death -
Paul Revere's Ride
On April 18, he ordered British troops to march against Concord and Lexington, Paul Revere mounted on a horse and rode through Boston warning people of the arrival of British. He also notified the militiamen and helped them prepare for the fight -
Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord was the first official fight of the American Revolution between the British and the American colonists. The main goal for British was to destroy the Patriot's arm cache so that they did not have weapons. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies. It was important because the main issue they debated on was whether to declare independence from Britain. -
Fort Ticonderoga
The battle at Fort Ticonderoga is when a group of Patriots easily defeated a very small group of British soldiers and looted the fort of all of it's weapons, food and other items -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was when the British defeated the American soldiers. It was important because even though they lost the inexperienced American soldiers killed many of the British soldiers sending a message that they would not back down. -
Burning of Norfolk
The burning of Norfolk was a small incident that was resulted in a British victory -
British Capture New York
The British invaded and took control of New York in 1776, the purpose of this attack was to drive out George Washington and the rest of the patriots to Long Island -
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Benjamin Franklin
He was the first American diplomat and he served from 1776 to 1783, it was important because he was one of the representatives who went to Paris to sign the Treaty to declare an end to the Civil War -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was to define territory, so that meant that there were no longer colonies, they were not considered individual states -
The Battle of Trenton
A small but influential battle that took place in Trenton during the Revolution, it is most known because it was when General George Washington crossed the icy Delaware river and fought and defeated Hessian mercenaries -
British occupy Philly
The Royal British Army took control of Philadelphia following the patriots loss in the Battle of Brandywine they left after 9 months. It was important because Philadelphia was the US's capital back then and now the Patriots were disorganized -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. During the battle, 5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms. General John Burgoyne had lost 86 percent of his expeditionary force that had triumphantly marched into New York from Canada -
Article of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge is when 11,000 soldiers were stationed at Valley Forge to fight back a British attack. It was important because hundreds of them died from disease and the ones who stayed showed that they were loyal to George Washington -
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French Alliance
It was a treaty between France and the US that was signed during the war, France promised military support to the patriots in order to fight back the British -
Savannah
The British took control of Savannah, Georgia and forced the patriots out. It resulted in a lot of deaths for the Patriots while the British came out with barely a scratch -
Spain Declares War on Britain
Spain’s King Charles III would not consent to a treaty of alliance with the United States so for this he declared war on Britain for giving them the territory -
Battle of the Chesapeake
The battle of the Chesapeake was when the French Navy chased the Royal British navy out of the Chesapeake and the French were successful. This was because the French had signed the treaty to provide support against the British -
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Siege Of Yorktown
A combined American force of Colonial and French troops laid seige to the British Army at Yorktown, Virginia. Led by George Washington and French General Comte de Rochambeau, they began their final attack on October 14th -
Preliminary Agreement
After the revolutionary war, to avoid further conflict the British and the American's signed a peace treaty to officially end their conflict with each-other -
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783 in Paris, representatives from England and the American colonist went and signed it to declare an end to the Revolutionary War -
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Thomas Jefferson
He was an American diplomat who served as a minister to France during the last few years of the Revolutionary War -
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Constitution Adopted
The drafting of the Constitution began on May 25 1787 when the Constitution met for the very first time at a meeting in the Pennsylvania State house in Philadelphia to go over the Articles Of Confederation -
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US Constitution signed
The signing of the US constitution took place in during the Philadelphia Convention to sign in Democracy -
Cherokee Attack
When the national government decided to pass the Indian Removal Act in which President Jackson divided the United States and forced all Native Americans into the West. The native americans of course chose to fight back for their rights but ultimately lost
