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Benedict Arnold
was a general during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Army but defected to the British Army. -
Hessian
Hessians is the generic name that the Colonists gave to soldiers from the German Principalities that fought for the British -
Martha Cutis Washington
Married to George Washington -
Proclamtion of 1763
The proclomation of 1763 stated that the colonists could not go past the Appalachian Mountains -
stamp act
The Stamp act was a tax put on any type of card -
Quartering act
A law stating that the British would house their Soldiars and feed them. -
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams was important because he was the founder of the sons of liberty, the principle organizer of the Boston Tea Party, and helped make the decleration of independance -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were started in Boston, Massachusetts in protest of the Stamp Act of 1765 -
patriots
The colonists of the Thirteen United Colonies that rebeled against Brittish control. -
Townshend Act
The taxation of imported goods -
Boston Massacre
A street fight between a "patriot" mob and a squad of Britsih soldiars -
Intolerable acts
The closing of the Boston Port until all the tea was paid for -
Boston Tea Party
Citizens of Boston disguised as Indians raided 3 brittish ships in the Boston Harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor. -
Paul Revere
On horseback Paul Revere warned the colonists of an upcomming attack by the Brittish -
Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the American Revolution -
Loyalists
American colonists who stayed loyal to the kingdom of Great Brittian -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president, he was an important figure in America's early development. During the American Revolutionary War he served in the Virginia legislature and the Continental Congress and was governor of Virginia -
common sense
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that inspired people in the colonies to declare a fight against Great Brittain for their independance. -
Declaration of Independance
A document that contains the ideas of the founders about the government. -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine helped the Revolutionary War by encouraging Americans to declare independence from England. He wrote the pamphlet Common Sense. He later moved to France to help encourage revolution there. -
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Charles Cornwallis was a British general who fought against the Americans in many different battles during the Revolutionary War. The most important one was the Battle of Yorktown where the British surrendered. Cornwallis was a successful general, but he was unable to defeat the American and French forces, leading to the biggest loss of his career. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. British General John Burgoyn was defeated by the Americans. -
John Adams
He was a colonial leader in the Revolutionary war. He served in the first and second Continental Congresses. He nominated Virginian George Washington to command the troops around Boston (the beginning of the Continental Army). -
Battle of Yorktown
The most important battle between the French and the Brittish during thr Revolutionary war. It took place in Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris formally ended the American Revalutionary war between Great Britian and the colonies. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War between Great Brittain and America -
George Washington
George Washington was a general. Althoigh he lost more battles then he won, he came up with a winning strategy that was used after George was no longer a general. -
Abigail Adams
the wife of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president.