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Revolutionary war
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Treaty of Paris
This mattered because it ended French and Indian War, unfortunately it also led to taxation on the colonies to pay debt which led to American Revolution.
The French's power was removed from North America which prohibited settlement of area beyond Appalachian mtns. -
Proclamation of 1763
This act affected the Revolutionary war by infuriated colonists who saw the vast new territory between the Appalachians and the Mississippi as theirs for the taking. This act, along with others, encouraged the anti-British attitude that eventually created in the war. -
John Adams
John Adams was one of only two signers of the Declaration of Independence later to become president, and an ardent supporter of the Revolution, -
Abigail Adams
Married to John Adams, they wrote letters to each other a lot. In these letters they talked about polotics and the government. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the last little push colonists were willing to put up with from Great Britain.They didn't like the control from Great Britian and the fact that they had to stamp everything and pay for every stamp. -
Sons of Liberty
This was an organization of American Patriots that formed in order to protect the rights of the colonists. -
Townshend Acts
This act happened when the British tried to get political power over the colonies by placing import taxes on items such as lead, paper, paint, glass and tea. -
Boston Massacre
This massacre led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British redcoats. This happening helped spark the rebellion in some of the British American colonies, which culminated in the American Revolutionary War. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists didn't like the high taxes of tea so they went to the docks that held hundreds of tea crates. They broke open and dumped 340 crates, and the British weren't about to overlook it. -
Loyalists
The Loyalists were people who were loyal to King George III. They believed that what Britain did was rational and were therefore not trusted by thePatriots. -
Intorlerable Acts
When the colonists resisted taxes they harrased the British soldiers. This made the soldiers fight defensively which caused the Revolutionary War. -
Quatering Act
When the Brititsh tried to recover the control that they lost over the colonies they ended up making the colonists angry.This act empowered the local officials in the colonies to house British troops. -
1st Continental Congress
The members formed the Continental Army to be prepared for war with Britain, along with tryng to conclude the Intolerable acts. -
Sam Adams
Sam Adams was a political leader in the American Revolution and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere took a midnight ride to warn other colonists that there were hundreds of British soldiers on their way. -
Lexington and Concord
After tension had been building for multiple years between the 13 colonies and the British, especially in Massachusetts. And a day before the battle hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to Concord. -
Martha Custis Washington
She had previously married Daniel Parke Custis but was widowed at 25. She then married George Washington and brought her money with her which enabled them to get a lot of land and sevants. -
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Cornwallis (was an English general who fought in the Seven Years' War and served as a member of Parliament. -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet on Common Sense saying that sooner or later independance from Britain had to come. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is one of the Founding Fathers of the USA for was one of the main creators while drafting the Declaration of Independence. During the American Revolution, Jefferson was elected governor of Virginia. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence declared our freedom, which America had to gifht for to get through war. -
Patriots
they believed in independence. They also defended homes and family members. They had a great advantage of knowing the base of the land and being familiar with the forests, the trails, the hills, and the coastlines. They had was that they had a huge size of 13 colonies which gave a struggle for British to take control. -
Hessians
When George Washington crossed the Delaware river he surprised the Hessians and, when he left, he took many of them back as prisoners. -
Battle of Seratoga
(One happened on September 19 as well as October 7)
In September, British General John Burgoyne won against the Americans they were fighting although it had been costy... he had lost many of his troops. Regardless he continued the march and attacked again in October but was defeated this time. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was a tratior to the United Sates during the war. -
George Washington
George Washington was commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the first president of the USA.
