Revolutionary war

The American Revolution

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    Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin was a supporter of America's independence and was also encouraging it.
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    General William Howe

    General William Howe was the the commander in chief of the British. He also chased and fought George Washington.
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    General George Washington

    General George Washington was the leader of the patriots.
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    General Charles Cornwallis

    General Charles Cornwallis was the British officer who surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia.
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    Marquis de Lafayette

    Marquis de Lafayette was a French soldier who helped the colonists during the independence of America.

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    The Sugar Act was a revenue-raising act imposed on the colonists. There was also a Molasses Act that raised the tax on molasses. It was never effectively collected because there was evasion and resistance from the colonists.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act was a act imposed on the colonists to pay for paper products.

  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    The Quartering Act were two acts which demanded colonists to house take British soldiers against the colonists' will.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The incident where the British soldiers shot and killed five people and wounded more while under intense attack from a mob.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Boston Tea Party was a group of colonists who dumped tea into the harbor in a way of protest. 342 chests of taxed tea were thrown into the water.

  • Bunker Hill

    Bunker Hill
    Bunker hill was the first great battle of the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the colonists.

  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    Lexington and concord was the first military engagements in the Revolutionary War

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence was the official "word" of America's independence

  • Yorktown

    Yorktown
    The last battle of the Revolutionary War. The Colonists won and the British surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    The Treaty of Paris officially recognizing the U.S. for its independence and power as a nation and ended the revolutionary war.

  • Sources and Credits

    Sources and Credits
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