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Hessians
By 1762, 24,000 Hessians were serving with Ferdinand of Brunswick's army in Germany. Hessians were German soldiers hired to fight in America. -
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Treaty of Paris
The signing of the of the treaty ended the Seven Years' War. The Seven Years' War was also know as the French and Indian War. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation established four new colonies. It created a boundary line between the Native Americans and the British colonies. -
Patriots
When the French and Indian War ended in 1763, some of the people wanted to remain loyal to the king of England. The others were called patriots--people who wanted independece from Great Britan. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a direct tax on the colonies. It required printed materials to be printed on stamped paper produced in London. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty started out as the Loyal Nine. These people were the most affected by the Stamp Act. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was made to controll the colonie's local government to give the British soldiers any accomidations they required. This gave the soldiers access to live in many places, -
Thomas Jeffreson
Jefferson wrote opinions on the colonists’ struggles against Great Britain. -
Townshend Acts
Total, there were five acts in the Townshend Acts. It was put in place to raise the salaries of govenors and judges so they would be independent of colony rule. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers were stationed in Boston. The slodiers killed 5 men and injured 6 others. -
Loyalists
Loyalists were people that still agreed with British rule, and didn't want independence. Some loyalists were beaten or tarred and feathered. -
Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts were intorduced after the Boston Tea Party, which lead to the 1st Continental Congress. The Tea Party was an act of defiance to the British. They were protesting the high tea taxes. -
First Continental Congress
The 1st Continental Congress was called in reponse to the Intolerable Acts. It was attended by 56 members. -
Sam Adams
Sam Adams was part of the 1st Continental Congress. -
Intolerable Acts
Four of the acts were issused in response to the Boston Tea Party. One act closed the Boston port until the East India Company was repaid for all the damaged tea. -
John Adams
John Adams was a leader of the American Revolution, and served as the second U.S. president from 1797 to 1801. -
Lexington and Concord
A plan to capture John Hancock and Sam Adams (in Lexington) was made. The British soldiers would then move to Concord to take gunpowder. Paul Revere was warned of the plans, and told the people in the colonies that the British were coming. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was warned of the plans, and told the people in the colonies that the British were coming. He rode out at midnight. -
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams was John Adams' wife. John Adams became the second president. Abigail was very supportive of John, and they frequently wrote letters to each other. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a pamphet that sold thousands of copies. It showed an argument for freedom from the British rule. The main question of the period was whether to gain independence or not. -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine was thought to write the famous pamplet, Common Sense. -
Declaration of Independence
The Dec. of Independence established that the 13 colonies (at war with Great Britain) were now independent states. -
Battle of Saratoga
This battle was considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. 86% of the British army was captured during the battle. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was a General in the American army. He was a war mastermind. Arnold won the Battle of Saratoga, even though he was viewed as a traitor. -
George Washington
George Washington was a Commanding General in the American Revolution. At Valey Forge, more than 2,000 people lost their lives, but Washington alway provided the army with hope. -
Battle of Yorktown
George Washington commanded an army of 17,000 Continental and French troops. They attacked the British General Lord Charles Cornwallis. Cornwallis had an army of only 9,000. This is viewed as the most important battle in the Revolutionary War. Lord Cornwallis surrendered to the Americans during the battle. -
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Cornwallis surrendered to the Americans during the battle of Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris were peace negotiations. This initially ended the Revolutionary War. It stated that the United States was now independent of Great Britain, and that all depts shall be repaid. -
Martha Washington
Martha Washington was married to George Washington. The strange this was that she was older than him, which rarely happened back then. She had two children. She was always providing George with hope when things were at the worst.
