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Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. France gave their land to the Britich. -
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Proclamation
George III prohibited all settlements west of the Appalichian Mountains. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act was an indirect taxation. Colonist's would have to buy a stamp, which would have to be on every legal document. -
Quartering Act
Quartering Act stated that colonial assemblies were recuired to pay supplies to BReitish troops. -
Townshend Acts (Revenue)
Townshend Revenue act made it posible for the British to tax tea, glass, lead,paper, and paint to pay for administration of the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre was because a street conflict resulted in British soldiers killing five civilians -
John Adams
John Adams organized the defense of the 5 soldiers which were involved were arrested on criminal charges. In their defense, He "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." -
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party was the day when a group of American Colonist's called Sons of Libery dumped 9,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Sam Adams
Sam Adams and a group of 30 to 130 men, disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians, boarded the three vessels and, over the course of three hours, dumped all 342 chests of tea into the water. -
Sons Of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was an organization of American patriots that originated in the North American British colonies. The group was formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to take to the streets against the abuses of the British government. -
Intolerable Acts (May-June)
Intolerable Acts were a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Massachusetts after the Boston Tea party. -
1st Continental Congress (September 5 - October 26)
1st Continental Congress was a secret meeting, dicussing unfair treatment from the British, relatioship colonist should have with the British, and the colonist's rights. -
Loyalists
Loyalists remained loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain and the British monarchy during the American Revolutionary War. They were often called King's Men. They were opposed by the Patriots. -
Hessian (soldiers)
The Hessians were 18th-century German soldiers contracted for service under The Crown of the British Empire. They provided extensive manpower to support the king's cause. -
Lexington & Concord
Lexington & Concord was the first battle of the war.British troops attacked an amunition supply, wanting to capture Sam Addams, John Hancok, but faild because Paul Revere warned them. -
Paul Revere
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Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine inspired the Patriots in 1776 to declare independence from Britain.His ideas reflected on human rights. -
Declaration Of Independence
Declaration Of Independence announced that the thirteen American colonies were independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead they formed a union that would become a new nation—the United States of America. -
Patriots
Patriots known as Rebels were colonists of the British Thirteen United Colonies that violently rebelled against British control during the American Revolution and in July 1776 declared the United States of America an independent nation. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson to write the declaration of independence. -
George Washington
George Washington surprised an attack on a Hessian outpost in western New Jersey. He led his army across the Delaware River to capture nearly 1,000 Hessians in Trenton, New Jersey. which they held until the peace treaty of 1783. -
Martha Washington
Martha Washington was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States.She is considered to be the first First Lady of the United States. -
Lord Cornwallis
Cornwallis prepared his troops to continue the assault of Washington's positioned his army in Assunpink Creek. During the night, Washington's forces slipped around Cornwallis's and attacked the British outpost at Princeton. -
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Saratoga was when American Patriots defeated the British, and made them loss 86% of their army. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was a general and a patriot, in the Battles of Saratoga, even though General Gates, removed him from field command after the first battle. in the second battle, he led attacks on the British defenses. He was again severely wounded in the left leg late in the fighting. -
Battle of Yorktown (September 28 - October19)
The colonist's lead by George Washington and the French lead by Comte de Rochambeau defeated the British lead by Lord Cornwallis. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States of America.
