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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a document that was signed, stating the end of the French and Indian war. This made the thirteen colonies British Territory. This was before the Revolutionary War but it made the colonies British so it was the beginning of the war between the British and the thirteen colonies. -
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Proclamation of 1763 issued
The proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George preventing settlers from settling past the Appalacian Mountains. This made the settlers mad because after helping the British win the French and Indian War, they expected to have more land to settle on. -
Sam Adams
Samuel Adams, another Founding Father to America, was the person responsibe for what became the American Revolution. He also was a member in the first Continental Congress. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an act passed by the British Parlement making people in the America's pay taxes on certain documents such as playing cards and marriage licences. This tax made the colonists mad because the tax was one of the first taxes that was a direct tax and not an indirect one. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act stated that the Colonists in America needed to be able to house the British Soldeirs. This meant that the colonists needed to be able to spend money on housing the British Solidiers without getting anything in return. The colonists were mad because they barely had enough money to house themselves and now they were forced to house British soldiers. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed by the British Parlement to raise taxes on the colonists in America. Some of the acts made the colonists pay the judges and governers. It was the British Parlement's attempt to get more money out of the colonists. This again was a tax that made the colonists mad. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an event caused by the British which made the Colonist s outraged. A group of British soliers had been protecting a man who was inforcing British Parlement laws when an unhappy crowd gathered. The colonists were angry about the laws placed upon them. This crowd caused the British Soldiers to get angry and they open fired on the crowd without orders. This open fire immediantly killed three people and wounded several others. This made the colonists very angry. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a historical event where the colonists in America were mad about a new law placed on them by the British Parlement putting a tax on tea. The colonists were angry so a group of them disguised themselves as indians and ruined the newly shipped tea, dumping it into the harber. It was an event that definitly triggered the American Revolution. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a group of patriots, who like them believed that the British were abusing the thirteen colonies. This group was responcible for many acts of defience against the British such as the Boston Tea Party. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts, othwise known as the Coercive Acts was an act passed by British parlement in direct respocne to the Boston Tea Party. These acts took away Massachusetts's rights and ability to self-govern. This caused outrage in the thirteen colonies and was a spark to the American Revolution. -
1st Continental Congress
The first Continiental Congress was the colonist's first attempt on creating government. This was a very important step in winning the Revolutionary War but it also was very important that they were creating a government. -
Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle in the Revolutionary war. It was triggered by many events leading up to it such as the Acts and laws passed by the British Parelement. It was very imprtant because it was the first military action the colonists took against the British. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was most famous for his role in the Battle of Lexington and Concord. He road through the towns, alerting the men and malitias that the British were coming. -
Loyalists
Loyalists were colonists in the thirteen colonies who rejected the American Revolution. -
Patriots
The Patriots were the colonists in the thirteen colonists that declared war on the British and fought bravely to make America free and independent from Britain. -
Hessians
The Hessians were German soliers fighting on the British side of the American Revolution.They were called "Hessians" becuase almost half of them were from the Hesse region of Germany. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a book written by a man called Thomas Paine which encouraged the thirteen colonies to declare war on the British. This probably contributed to the urge for the thirteen colonies to fight the British, and eventually win. -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine is famous for his book, Common Sense, which encouraged the colonists to fight the British. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a document signed stating that the thirteen colonies declared themselves separete and independent from Britain. At the time of the signing, the colonies were still at war with Britain but it marked the bravery and strong belief that they were going to win the war. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was one of the Founding Fathers of America and took part in writing the Declaration of Independence. He was also the first Secretary of State to the United States of America. -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga was a battle that is considered the turning point in the war. The battle was fought by the British General John Burgoyne's army and the American Army.The victory of the American's marked a turning point in the war. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was an American soldier who was a loyalist. He planned to surrender an American fort to the British but after the plan was discovered, he transfered to the British Army and became a general. -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown, or the seige of Yorktown, was the last battle in the American Revolution resulting in the surrender of Britsh troops and the negotiation of ending the war. This was a major moment for the thirteen colonies meaning that they gain freedom and independence from Britain, proudly shown as the American holiday, Independence Day on July 4th. -
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Cornwallis was a British Army officer at the time of the Battle of Yorktown. His surrender to the malitias of the thirteen colonies was a very important moment in British and American history. His surrender resulted in the negotiation of freedom for the colonies -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris, otherwise known as the Peace of Paris, is what ended the American Revolution. King George signed a treaty with the thirteen colonies giving the thirteen colonies freedom and independence from Britain along with a huge chunck of land, formerly belonging to the British, in the western territories. -
John Adams
John Adams was the first Vice-President, Second President, and father to the sixth President to the United States. He took over office after George Washignton's death and continued in office until March 4th, 1801. -
Martha Custis Washington
Martha Custis Washington, the wife of George Washington, was the first First Lady of the United States. She and George Washington served in office from April 30th,1789 to March 4th, 1797. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first President to the United States, an army comander during both the French and Indian War (on the British side) and the American Revolution (on the thirteen colonies' side). He served as President to the Untied States for around eight years. -
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams was the wife of the first Vice-President of the United States and was the second First Lady to the United States.
