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Sam Adams
was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution -
Martha Custis Washington
was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is considered to be the first First Lady of the United States -
John Adams
was the second president of the United States (1797–1801), having earlier served as the first vice president of the United States -
Lord Cornwallis
Cornwallis joined the army in 1757, seeing action in the Seven Years' War. Upon his father's death in 1762 he became Earl Cornwallis and entered the House of Lords. Promoted to colonel in 1766, he next saw military action in 1776 in the American War of Independence -
Benedict Arnold
was a general during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Army but defected to the British Army -
Thomas Jefferson
American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence -
Abigail Adams
was the wife of John Adams, the first Vice President, and second President, of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth President -
Treaty of Paris- 1763
signed after the french and indian war -
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revolutionary war
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Proclamation of 1763
The British Madw it so the colonists could not exapand to the west. It also established 4 new colonies -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was an organization of American patriots that originated in the North American British colonies. The group was formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to take to the streets against the abuses of the British government -
Quartering Act
thisprovided better quarters for the military -
Boston Massacre
the boston massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars -
Boston Tea Party
boston rebeled against tea taxes so they through tea off a boat into the harbor -
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Intolerable Acts
government spent immense sums of money on troops and equipment in an attempt to subjugate Massachusetts -
first continental congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies (Georgia was not present) that met on September 5, 1774 -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere rode through lexington warning people that the British were comming -
Lexington and Concord
were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County -
common sence
pamphlet wrote by thomas paine to inspire the thirteen colonies to fight for independence angainst britian -
Dec. of Independence
announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire -
Battle of Saratoga
conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American War of Independence and are generally regarded as a turning point in the war -
George Washington
December 14, 1799) was the first President of the United States (1789–1797), the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War -
Battle of Yorktown
was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington -
Treaty of Paris-1783
ended the American Revolution war between Great Britian and the USA
