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Martha Custis Washington
Martha was the wife of George Washington, but she died before he was elected president. After divorsing her first husband, she married George Washington. She was also very rich wich made george very rich too. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first president of the United States. He was also a general in the war and a founding father. -
Thomas Pain
He was a writter and wrote about his ideas on the revolutionary war. He also wrote about a perfect society where there was no slavery. he was one of the first to do this. -
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Cornwallis was a British Officer and a colonial administrator. He is famous for leading the British into the War of Independence. he surrendered in 1781. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold faught as a hero for the colonists but later traded to the British. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was an american founding father and wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was also the third president of United States. -
Abigail Adams
She was the wife of John Adams (the first vice president and secound president.) Her son was also the sixth president. She also wrote letters to her husband during the war. -
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Revolutionary War
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Treaty of Paris
This treaty was signed by Great Britian, France, Spain, and Portugual to end the French and Indian war. The British won the war and they got more power in Europe. This means that the British also had more power over the colonies. -
Proclamation Of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was when the British had very strict control over the colonies and stopped them from trading with the indians. This was a cause of the war because it got the colonists mad at the British. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was passed by the British and said that the colonists had to pay taxes on paper to the British. This Caused the war because the British were treating the colonists like they were slaves. -
Quartering Act
American colonists were forced to give food to the British Soldiers. This is a cause of the war because the colonists had to pay the British and that was unfair. -
Sons of Liberty
The sons of liberty was a group of patriots who came up with a plan for the boston tea party. They also helped gain their rights back. -
Timeshend Acts
The timeshend acts were taxes that the colonies had to pay to the British. All of their resources went to the British. This made the British get rich and colonies become poor. This is a cause of the war because the British were treating the colonists very poorly. -
Boston Massacre
The British army killed 5 colonists because tensions were growing in the colonies. The colonists protested against the British for free rights. This was the start of the war because it was the first protest against the British. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonsists disquised themselvs as Indians and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. They did this to rebel against the British but it failed because they were forced to pay off all the tea and taxes. -
Sam Adams
Sam Adams led people into dumping out tea in the Boston Tea Party. He was also a leader in the war. -
Intolerable acts
The Intolerable acts were passed by the British after the Boston tea party. The British resticted government rights from the colonies and watched them more carefully. -
First Continental Congress
the Continental Congress was when colonists met together and discussed politics and the economy. They also came up with plans of how they would defest the British. -
Loyalists
Loyalists were colonists who were loyal to the king of Britian. Loyalists were mainly foreignors or black slaves and they were against the patriots. -
Patriots
About 2/3 of the colonists were patriots. They were against the British and wanted to become independent as their own country. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere warned that the British were coming on April 18, 1775. He rode his horse through many colonies warning about the British arrival. He told them to be ready for battle. -
Lexington and Concord
The battles of lexington and Concord were in Massachussetts where the first military ingagements took place. Paul Revere warned everyone that the British were coming and everyone prepared for war. This was the start of the Revolutionary war. -
Dec. of Independence
The decleration of independence allowed the colonies to be independent states. They were free from the British Empire and were the United States Of America. -
Hessian
The Hessians were German soldiers who faught for the British in the Revolutionary war. Also, they highly respected the king. -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga was faught in Saratoga, New York. It was a turning point in the American Revolution because The colonists won the battle. Later the French allienced with the colonists.This gave the colonists a higher advantage. -
Battle of York Town
Gorge Wahington led troops to fight against the British in Virginia. This battle ended the war for independence. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was when the British allowed the colonists to be America. They allowed them to be free and make state borders. This was the end of the Revolutionary War. -
John Adams
John Adams was the secound president of the United States. He was an american founding father and helped gain independence.
