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george washington
he was born to be a general and will one day be the president of the united states of america and do many cool stuff -
Thomas Jefferson
he was born in 1743 and one day he would write the declaration of independance -
french and Indian war.
a war beetween french and british which was aided by indians.and put brits in debt -
alexander hamilton
he was born in 1755 he did alot of cool stuff in his life and signed declaration. -
proclamation of 1763
can't settle behind appalacian mountains this angered a lot of colonist who had homes there. -
boston tea party
sons of liberty rebel against tea tax they threw tea off the boat to boycott the brit tea. -
sugar act
a tax on sugar and mollasses for money this angered the colonists extremely and had much rebellion. -
townshend acts
tax on stuff at port glass, wood, tea. and this sparked the rebellion in many people. -
boston massacr
a revolt with citizens causes British to fire upon them.and they kill many citizens who were innocent -
tea act
tax on tea and other stuff. and this mad the people very angry. -
intolerable acts
lots of laws and taxes inlcluding housing soldiers. the colonists were not happy about this hence the nick name -
first continental congress
the colonies send delagates to vote on wether or not to become independent. they don't come to a conclusion -
battle of bunker hill
tactical victory on early battle at bunker hill done through a through and gruesome battle. -
olive branch petition
the people write a petition to lower the taes that were placed upon them by britain. -
declaration of indipendance
declare Independence to England and basically declare war.... -
battle of trenton
george washington leads an attack on the hessians in trenton.... -
battle of ticonderoga
americans capture for ticonderoga. ( thats a long name) -
battle of saratoga
they battled the british in saratoga. and had a tough fight to go through. -
france aids america
france decides to aid the americans in war.because of their recent victory. -
siege of yorktown
the americans siege yorktown from the british while a general is away
