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John Locke
John Locke was a English Philopher. He had a mojor influence on the Founding Fathers. Locke express the principles of the Enlightenment. In his enormously renowned political theory, Locke presented the idea of governmental checks and balances, which became a foundation for the U.S. Constitution. His most famous words "life, liberty, and property" that are the natural rights that people are born with it. -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was one of the leading figures of early American history, Frankin was an author, publisher, scientists, inventor, and diplomat. Franklin proposed a plan for uniting the colonies under a national congress. Although his Albany Plan was reject, it lay the groundwork for the Articles of Confederation. He also negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War. -
George Washington
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Paul Revere
He was mostly known for creating the propaganda known as the Boston Massacre, and he was a midnight rider when the British attacked Lexington and Concord.He was involved with the Boston Massacre, the Botson Tea Party, and the Battle of Lexington and Concord.He was a Patriot. -
Thomas Paine
Paine's role towards the Revolutionary War was that he helped shape many of the ideas that marked the Age of Revolution. Published in 1776, his highly popular “Common Sense” was the first pamphlet to advocate American independence. Meaning that he fired up the relatinoships between the colonist and the Parliment of Geat Britian. His "Common Sense" pamphelt was destibuted across the colonies. Almost every colonist could read this.Thomas Paine was a patroit, he wanted to break away from the Crown. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was an early American hero who later became one of the most infamous traitors in U.S. history after he switch from patroit to loyalist. In 1779, he entered into secret negotiations with the British, agreeing to turn over the U.S. post at West Point in return for money and a command in the British army. He hindered a British invasion of New York at the Battle of Lake Champlain, and played a crucial role in the surrender of British General John Burgoyne’s army at Saratoga. -
Sugar Acts
The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764. British Parliament initiated this act. This took place in all the colonies. The focus of the Sugar Act was to discourage colonial merchants and manufacturers from smuggling non-British goods to avoid taxes imposed by Parliament. The Sugar Act successfully reduced smuggling, but it greatly disrupted the economy of the Colonies. -
Stamp Act
It was an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. Other documents were ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications.The act was widely opposed by the colonial population resulting in organized protests that allowed the revolution movement to gain tactical experience and set a pattern of resistance that led to the American independence. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed, beginning in 1767, by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. the Townshend Acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. Townshend hoped the acts would defray imperial expenses in the colonies, but many Americans viewed the taxation as an abuse of power. This resulted agreements to limit imports from Britain. Later the parliment removed all duties except for tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. In reality it wasn't a "massacre" only five people die. A drawing by Paul Revere exagerates what happen, calling it a Massacre. The news spread through out the colonies and Britian as a big deal. The colonist were the ones who provoked the British soldiers. -
Lexington and Concord
In April 1775, when British troops are sent to confiscate colonial weapons, they run into an untrained and angry militia. This ragtag army defeats 700 British soldiers and the surprise victory bolsters their confidence for the war ahead. The minute men were people who could prepare themselves to fight in a minute. They were normal people with no army training fighting against the British Army which was one of the strongest at the point. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
On June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces cause severe casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. This Battle was significant becasue it prove that the inexperineced colonist could damage the British army. -
Declaration of Independence
With the Revolutionary War in full swing, the movement for independence from Britain had grown. The delegates of the Continental Congress were faced with a vote on the issue. In mid-June 1776, a five-man committee including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin was tasked with drafting a formal statement of the colonies’ intentions. The Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence. -
Battle of Trenton
The Americans won sucessfully at New Jersey, Trenton. Although the victory was minor from a strategic perspective, it bore tremendous significance for the future of the Continental Army. The victories at Trenton and a few days later at Princeton proved to the American public that their army was indeed capable of victory and worthy of support. -
The Battle of Saratoga
During the Battle of Saratoga the colonist secured a critical French alliance for the Americans during the American Revolution, providing monetary and military support to outlast the British. This battle took place on Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York it lasted from 9/19/1777 to 10/7/1777 -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown, also known as the Seige of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown or the German Battle, ended on October 19, 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia. This battle was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington. Washington led a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops.
