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Lord Cornwallis
British army officer and colonial administrator -
Treaty of Paris - 1763
This treaty ended the French and Indian war. No longer any fear of the French. -
Proclamation of 1763
This closed the frontier to colonial expansion. Created tension in colonists. -
Quartering Act
This act punished mutiny and desertion and gave better payment to soliders. Start of harsh acts on colonists. -
Stamp Act
Imposed a direct tax on colonial items. Printed items had to be printed on paper from London bearing a revenue stamp. Created unrest in Boston. -
Sam Adams
Statesman, Founding Father, A leader of the American revolution. -
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Townshend Acts
Raised revenue of colonists to pay the salaries of governors and judges. They also established that Britain had a right to tax the colonies. Started unrest in Boston -
Boston Massacre
Killing of five colonists in Boston by British Soldiers. Started Revolutionary war. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of Massachusetts Patriots threw 342 chests of tea and threw them into Boston harbour as a protest against the tea tax. More unrest in Boston. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was an organization of American patriots that originated in the pre-independence North American British colonies. The group was formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to take to the streets against the abuses of the British government.; responsible for the Boston Tea Party -
Thomas Jefferson
Third president and drafted the Declaration of Independence -
Intolerable Acts
Parliament repealed all taxes except the tax on tea. Led to the Boston tea party. -
John Adams
Second president; Persuaded congress for independance. Assisted Thomas Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence. -
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1st Continental Congress
The first meeting of delegates from the colonies in order to make a combined authority against Britain. Led to the creation of the USA eventually. -
Paul Revere
On this date, Paul Revere led the Midnight Ride alerting the Americans that the British were coming. He was also an American silversmith. -
Lexington and Concord
British marched from Boston and attacked American rebels at Lexington and later at Concord. The British defeated the colonists at Lexington but were forced to retreat from Concord.First battle of revolutionary war. -
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Loyalists
Loyalists were American colonists who remained loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain (and the British monarchy) during the American Revolutionary War. -
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Patriots
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George Washington
Led American in the Revolutionary War; first president -
Thomas Paine
Wrote Common Sense; Born in England, emigrated to the Colonies with help from Benjamin Franklin. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine telling people to declare independence and fight for America. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence gave Americans freedom from the British. Made America a country. -
Hessians
The Hessians were 18th-century German auxiliaries contracted for service under The Crown of the British Empire -
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Battle of Saratoga
American army defeated the british at saratoga. This was the turning point in the revolutionary war -
Benedict Arnold
American war hero turned traitor. -
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Battle of Yorktown
1 A decisive victory of American troops over the british. This was the last major land battle of the war. -
Treaty of Paris - 1783
This treaty ended the American revolutionary war. -
Martha Custis Washington
George Washington’s wife -
Abigail Adams
John Adams wife; John consulted her on many political matters
