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George II of Great Britain
Was King of Great Britain and Ireland was born in the year 1683. George II succeeded as king and elector at the age of 43 -
George Washington
The first president , he played a major part in the American Revolution on July3,1776. Washiington took command of the troops surrounding british occupied Boston. -
John Adams
The oldest of 3 sons , the 2nd president . Adam was born to a modest family, he felt the responsibility of living up tp his family heritage. Went to Harvard College at age 16 in 1751. He was not a popular leader like his 2nd cousin "Samuel Adams" -
Patrick Henry
Patrick was born on May 29,1736 and died on June 6, 1779
He is best known for the speech "Give me liberty or give me death" he made in the house of Burgesses on March 23,1775 in Saint John church in Richmond, Virgina -
The French & Indian War
The French & Indian War , the "7 years war" began in 1754. Was a conflict between France and Great Britain. That resulted Britain taking over the French lands. During the war , american colonist fought with the Britsh army against the French -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was an attempt to prevent the colonists from going west and passed the Appalachian Mountains. Colonists couldn't move farther west than the Appalachian mountains. This upset the colonists because some had already claimed land to the west -
The Boston Tea Party
Tea was a staple of colonial life - it was assumed that the colonists would rather pay the tax than deny themselves the pleasure of a cup of tea. Three tea ships and threw tea into the harbor. -
The Sugar Act
The Britsh places taxes on sugar , wine , and other important things. The British placed taxes because they wanted more money . The sugar act mad the colonist upset , the Britsh wanted the money to help provide more security. The security was expensive because of the Indians and fights with the foreign powers -
The Stamp Act
In 1765, a tax was passed call the Stamp Act. The law required for all colonists to pay taxes to the Great Britain on all the printed materials that they used. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a group of Patriots dedicated to independence. They protested to pass the Stamp Act of 1765. Their motto was, “No taxation without representation.” -
Boston Massacre
The protesters, "Patriots", were protesting the occupation of their city by British troops, who were sent to Boston in 1768 to enforce unpopular taxation -
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams was a powerful influence, he was a genius in politics. Was a memeber of the first Centinential Congress in Philadelphia. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act taxed tea , it regulated trade between the british and the colonist . -
Salutary Neglect
Colonists were, for the most part, left to look after their own affairs. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws that were really punishments that King George III put on the colonies. -
The Battles of Lexington and Condcord
The first military engagements of the American Revoltuion war. They were fought on April 19, 1775 in middle county, province of Massachusetts Bay. -
Declaration of Independence
The second Continental Congress chose Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence. Made of 3 parts . . . Introduction,Statement, Wrongs done by the kings, colonist declare independence. The introduction and opening statement saying "WE HOLD THE TRUTHS TO BE SELF- EVIDENT THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL . . ." -
Articles of Confederation
"We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
A situation, similar to the present, hath not happened since the days of Noah until now.
The birthday of a new world is at hand." -
Battle of Saratoga
Tuesday, October 7,1777 in Saratoga County, NY Burgayne led his column toward the proceeding day, the 6th, Clinton had successfully executed a briliant enterprise against the two Americans which burried his progress on the hudson. -
Battle of Yorktown
: 28th September to 19th October 1781 in Virginia, United States of America the Americans and French against the British . The Battle of Yorktown was one of the last battles of the American Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed on Sept. 3, 1783. It declared peace between Great Britain and the new country of the United States.
