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Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams was the leader of the movement that became the American Revolution. -
Hessians
The Hessians were German soldiers who worked for the British Empire. There were around 30,000 of them! -
George Washington
George Washington was the first president of the United States.He was also the leader of the Continental Army -
Paul Revere
He was famous for his midnight ride that alerted towns that the British were coming. -
John Adams
John Adams was the second president of this country. He is related the Samuel Adams. -
Loyalist
People who stayed loyal to the King. They were American colonists. -
Thomas Paine
He was an author who inspired the patriots to declare independence against the British. -
Lord Cornwallis
He was the British's best general in the American war of independence. -
Benedict Arnold
He was an American General who in the end switched to the British. -
Thomas Jefferson
Third president of the United States. He is a founding father of America and the main author of the declaration of Independence. -
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams and the first first lady of the United States. -
Martha Washington
George Washingtons wife. -
Treaty of Paris
It was the signing that formally ended the French and Indian war and it was the begining of British domanance outside of Europe. -
Procamation of 1763
It was the end of the French and Indian war. It opened up anew opurunities for the colonists. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a bill that was passed declaring that all printed materialsmust be printed in England. This bill also siad that the colonists had to pay the British in British pounds. -
Quatering Act
The Quatering Act were a series of laws made for the soldiers. This included their houses and other luxuries. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident in Boston where five people dide and 6 were injured! -
Lexington and Concord
These two battles were the first two real military engagments in the war. many men died in these two battles -
Sons Liberty
They were a group that was formed to protect the colonists. They commited the boston tea party. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was the dumping of 342 chests of tea rebelling the Britishes new tax on there tea. -
1st Continental Congress
This first meeting was held to responed to the Intolerable Acts. -
Townshend Acts
These were a seires of acts regarding the people in the Northern colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
it was the statement that officially declared that the 13 colonies would be at war with theBritish. -
Patriot
They were rebels against the British. They were a wide range of people. -
Common Sense
This book was written to challenege the British goverment. -
Battle of Saratoga
This was the battle that dicieded the fate of the British General John Burgoyne's army. -
Battle of Yorktown
Was a definite victory by the Americian Colonists and the French over the British. It was the last major battle in the war. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the Revolutionary War. The war was between Great Britian and United States against European countries like Spain,France and the Dutch Republic.
