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John Locke
He died on October 28th, 1704. He was one of the founding fathers. He also went against what Thomas Hobbes said; he thinks everyone was born equal. Locke wasnt in any battles. -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was a patriot, not a loyalist. He died on April 17th, 1790. He served has the Second Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaraction of independence. -
George Washington
George Washington was a patriot, not a loyalist. He was involved in the Battle of Trenton and the battle of Yorktown. He died on December 14th, 1799. His role was to take charge of the Continental army. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was a Patriot, not a loyalist. He died on May 10th, 1818. Revere won his role in history by making his midnight ride to Lexington and Concord to warn the Patriots there of the British advance from Boston -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine died on June 8th, 1809. He was a patriot, not a loyalist. Paine wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense. He wasn't in any battles. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was one of the founding fathers. The significance is that he drafted the Declaration of Independence. During the revolution, he was elected govener of Virginia. He was a patriot, not a loyalist. -
Suger Act
The sugar act is the tax on sugar. Parliament was the one who started it. It was past in great britain. This leads to the American Revolution. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was a tax on paper, legal documents, and newspaper. The British Parliament started the taxing. It took place in British America. The purpose of the tax was to help pay for troops stationed in North America after the British victory in the Seven Years' War. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when colonists threw tea into the harbor because of the taxation on tea. The Americans started the rebellion. It took place in Boston. This resulted in the passage of the punitive Coercive Acts in 1774 and pushed the two sides closer to war. -
Intolerable Acts
They were made by the British Parliament. They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston harbor. These are an important factor going into the American Revolution. -
The battle of lexington and concord
The battle was in Lexington. British troops arrived on April 19th. The British won. The significance of the battleis that it leads to a full out war for independence. -
Battle of Bumker Hill
The battle was fought in Massachusetts. The British won against the Americans. When the British tried going up the hill, they got pushed back three times. The significance of the conflict was that it was the first important battle of the American War of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence started in Philadelphia. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence. The founding fathers wrote the Declaration of independence. -
Battle of Saratoga
The significance of the battle is that it gets the French to join the Americans side. The battle was in Saratoga. The Americans won, and the British started to retreat. -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle was in Yorktown. The Americans and the French won the battle. The significance was it was the last battle of the American Rev.
