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Lord Cornwallis
Lord cornwallis was a british officer during the revolutionary war. -
Martha Washington
Martha Washington was the first lady of the U.S, she was George Washington's wife. -
The Treaty of Paris 1763
Britian won against France and Spain during the seven years war.The war marked the era of the British dominance. -
Proclomation of 1763
The proclomation of 1763 did not allow settelers to settle past the drawn line along the Appalachian Mountains -
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1763-1783
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Abigale Adams
Abigail Adams was John Adams wife(the first vice president and the 2nd president) and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the 6th president. -
Stamp act
An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties in the British colonies -
Quartering Act
The purpose of the law was to take back colonies. -
Townshend Acts
An act for allowing a draw back of duties. -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre was a street fight between a patriot mob and a squad of British soilders. -
The Boston Tea Party
Thomas Hutchinson allowed three ships carrying tea to enter Boston Harbor.On a December nigh towns people stormed on to the ships and threw 342 chests of tea into the ocean. -
1st continental congress
The first continentasl congress was the meating between all the state deligates-the meeting was called in response to the Intolerable acts -
The Intolerable Acts
A series of acts passed by the Brittish parliment after the boston tea party -
Lexington and Concord
The first battle in the revolutionary war-the colonists won the battle. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere rode through town on his horse shouting "The British are coming, the British are coming!", because of this, the colonists had extra time to prepare for battle. -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine wrote the famous book Common Sense which provoked people to declare independence ad fight the revolutionary war. -
Sam Adams
Sam Adams was one of the founding fathers of the U.S, he helped write the Declaration of Independence. He was also the state senator then the governer. -
John Adams
John Adams was one of the Founding Fathers and helped write the Declaration of Independence, he was also the first vice presidence of the U.S and the second president. -
George Washington
George Washington was one of the Founding Fathers who helped write the Declaration of Independence, he was also the General for the Revolutionary war and the first president of the U.S. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the guy who wrote the declaration of independence, he was one of the founding fathers. -
decloration of independance
The delclaration of independence was the statement that the continental congress sent to Britain declaring their independence. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was a praised general for the colonies but betrayed the colonies and took the british side. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was an 18 day span in which 2 battles were fought resulting in the surrender of the Brittish. -
Battle of yorktown
The Colonists won the battle of yorktown after sundown on october 19th 1781. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was the document that was signed by both the brittish and the colonies that said that the U.S was no longer controlled by the government-it became its own country.