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Lord Cornwallis
Lord Cornwallis became a general in the British army and stayed loyal throughout his career in the army. -
Treaty of Paris
The date that trems were met in the French Indian War. French lost most of their land and the British took most of the French's land. -
Proclamation
Marked the end of the French Indian war. Mass celebration in the colonies. -
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Stamp Act
An act to apply certain stamps to colonists. And the secure the Colonists. -
Son of liberty
Loyal shopkeepers prepared to revolt against the Stamp Act. -
The Quartering Act
An act the proposed better leadership of the military. As well as beetter treatment of the Miliatry. -
Townshend Acts
The taxes put on items such as tea, paper and oil. -
Boston Massacre
The killing of five British colonists by the hands of the Royal Military. -
The Intolerable Acts
The spending of large sums of money on Military equipment. The arms would be used agains Boston as a result of Lexington and Concord. -
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is a spoksperson for the rights of the colonists. -
Abigail Adams
The wife of John Adams and one of the first to go for womens rights. -
Gorge Washington
General for the rebel American forces -
Benidict Arnold
General for the Americans and a thought to be a traitor. -
Boston Tea Party
The revolt of american colonists against the British tea tax. -
Loyalists
The colonists that stayed loyal to the Crown and the King. -
Sam Adams
Assigned to the contential congress. -
1st Continental Congress
The meeting of the Contential Congress in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first engagement of the Revoltionary war. 700 British soldiers fought against a handful of Militia men. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere Rides through Lexington yelling "THE BRITISH ARE COMING!" -
Decaration Of Independence
The statement maede by leaders to make the 13 colonies free as their own country. -
Patriots
The patriots stayed loyal to the rebels of the British. -
Martha Curits Washington
Was considered the first ever First Lady when she died. -
John Adams
He signed the Decartion of Independence. LAter in his life he became the Second President of The United States. -
Hessians
The German allies help the Americans with the war.They also trained the rebels and fought along side them until the bitter end. -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Americans and British and the Americans becoming the victors -
Thomas Paine
Was a well known author for the americans. -
Battle of Yorktown
General Washington lead 17,000 troops into Yorktown. They fought againgst General Cornwallis with 9,000 troops. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty between the British and Americans
