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Hessians
They were regular members of the armies of their German princes who hired them out in units, not as individuals -
The Treaty of Paris
France required protection for Roman Catholics in North America considering Britain’s ill attitudes towards Roman Catholics. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The end of the French and Indian War was a cause for great celebration in the colonies, for it removed several ominous barriers and opened up a hot of new opportunities for the colonists. -
The Quartering Act
regulations are made and enacted for the better government of the army, and their observing strict discipline, and for providing quarters for the army, and carriages on marches and other necessary occasions, and inflicting penalties on offenders against the same act, and for many other good purposes therein mentioned
during the continuance of this act, and no longer, it shall and may be lawful to and for the constables, tithingmen, magistrates, and other civil officers of villages, towns, towns -
The Stamp Act
a direct tax by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America, and it required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London. -
Townshend Acts
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The Boston Massacre
a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign -
Boston Tea Party
Americans rebel and dum over 1ooo lbs. of british tea into the ocean. All dressed as indians to fool any spys. -
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. They are best known for undertaking the Boston Tea Party in 1773 in reaction to the Tea Act -
The Intolerable Acts
government spent immense sums of money on troops and equipment in an attempt to subjugate Massachusetts. British merchants had lost huge sums of money on looted, spoiled, and destroyed goods -
1st Coninental Congress
This congress contained representatives from all of the colonies in respond to the Intolerable Acts. -
Thomas Paine
Paine emigrated to the British American colonies in 1774 with the help of Benjamin Franklin, arriving just in time to participate in the American Revolution. His principal contributions were the powerful, widely read pamphlet -
George Washington
was the first President of the United States (1789–1797), the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the United States Constitution -
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
Paul Revere went on his famous Midnight Ride to warn the American militia about the British invasion so that they could fight back. -
Lexington and Concord
Indignation against the British ran high in the Colonies — for they had shed American blood on American soil. -
Benedict Arnold
merchant operating ships on the Atlantic Ocean when the war broke out in 1775. After joining the growing army outside Boston, he distinguished himself through acts of intelligence and bravery. His actions included the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775, defensive and delaying tactics despite losing the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain in 1776, the Battle of Ridgefield, Connecticut (after which he was promoted to major general), operations in relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix, and ke -
Declaration of Independence
This document hereby gave America its independence from Great Britain and free will. -
Battle of Saratoga
The first battle on sept 19 Of the Americans attacking two British forts. -
Martha Washington
During her lifetime she was known[by whom?] as "Lady Washington."
Widowed at 25, Custis had had four children with her late husband; two survived to young adulthood -
Lord Cornwallis
On this date Cornwallis was waiting for troops to arrive to aid him in his fight, but when they came General Cornwallis had already surrendered, basically losing America for the British. -
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Battle of Yorktown
This was the scene of a huge American victory in the American Revolution that won us the war. Lord Cornwallis was defeated here and was forced to surrender. -
treaty of paris 1783
The treaty document was signed in Paris, France, at the Hotel d'York (presently 56 Rue Jacob), by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay (representing the United States), and David Hartley (a member of the British Parliament representing the British monarch, King George III). Benjamin Franklin was a strong proponent of Britain ceding the Province of Quebec (today's eastern Canada) to the United States because he believed that having British territory physically bordering American territory -
Thomas Jefferson
Just after the war ended, from mid-1784 Jefferson served as a diplomat, stationed in Paris. In May 1785, he became the United States Minister to France. -
Abigail Adams
Adams's life is one of the most documented of the first ladies
