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The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was an act of signing, and it formally ended the French and Indian War. After the war, the French did not get treated as well as the British since the British had won. The French began to get treated like second class citizens. Since the British won, the French had to give up all of their land in North America except for a few places. -
Proclomation of 1763
The Proclomation of 1763 closed the frontier to colonial expansion. It prevented settlers from settling past the Appalachian mountains. The colonists were mad because since they helped the British win the war, they expected better treatment than that. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an act that said that any piece of paper that you owned, had to have a certain stamp on it to prove that you had bought it. Even if it was playing cards or newspapers, you always had to have a stamp on it. If there waqs not a stamp on it, then you could get arrested, or you could get punished. -
The Quartering act
The Quartering act was when the British Parlement passed a law that the colonists were required to house the British that were passing by. They had to feed them, house them, give them clothes, and take care of them. They had to use their own money on the British, and they did not get payed for taking care of them. -
The Townshend acts
Townshend acts were many acts, which were passed by the Great Britain Parliament. They raised the revenue in the colonies so that they could pay the money to the governers. The Townshend revenue act was an act, which -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight, which happened between the some of the British soldiers and the Patriots. They would throw sticks, stones, and snowballs. In Boston, the British troops were not welcomed by the Patriots. When around 50 citizens attacked someone from the British, the street fight began. Many colonists were killed during this. -
The Sons of liberty
The Sons of Liberty were an organized group of Patriots, which came from the North American British Colonies. The group was creat so that they could protect the colonist's rights, and protect the streets against the British government's abuses. They were the ones who undertook the Boston tea Party, which led to the Intolerabe Acts. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party happened when the American tea boycott kept on giving taxes on tea, which the Americans had not said was ok. Thomas Hutchinson allowed three of his ships which carried tea, to enter into the Boston harbor. Then, they began to throw chests full of tea into the water before the tax could be collected. In the end, they had thrown 342 chests of tea into the water. -
The first Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was when members from twelve colnies, who were chosen by the legislatures, got together, and began to consider how they were going to punish people for using the Intolerable acts. They wanted to get rid of these acts. They considered options such as Boycott of British trade, and they petitioned King George the third for these. -
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams was John Adam's wife. She was considered the second lady of the United States. She wrote many letters to her husband while he was in Philadelphia, and John used the advice that she gave him in the letters a lot during the Continental Congress. . -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine was the author of two pamphlets at the beggining of the American Revolution, an he inspired the Patriots to declare independence from Britain. In 1774, he emigrated to the British American colonies, that he could participate in the American Revolution. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and concord was the first battle of The Revolutionary War. The British were controlling the French, and the colonists didn't aprove of that, so they began to rebel for the first time. Then, they began to fight, and this battle was the beggining of the Revolutionary War. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was a Patriot, who was an American Industrialist, and a silversmith during the Revolutionary War. Before the Battles of Lexington and Concord, he altered the Colonial militia, so that they could approach the British forces. Paul Revere helped organize an intelligence alram system, which would keep watch on the British military. He served as a Massachusetts militia officer later. -
Hessians
The Hessians were Germans who were contracted for service under The Crown of the British Empire. Lots of the soldiers served for the Thirteen Colonies during the Revolutionary War. They were regulars of the German princes. The Hessians were used in many conflicts by the British, and they were used for combat operations during the Revolutionary War. -
Sam Adams
Sam Adams was a Founding Father of the United States. He was a polotician in Massacusetts, he was the leader of his troops during the American Revolution. He signed the Declaration of Independence, which took part in the American Revolutionary War. The Founding Fathers tried the help limit slavery in the United States. -
The Patriots
The Patriots were the colonists of the British Thirteen United Colonies. During the Revolutionary War, they rebelled against the British control. This was based on republicanism. During July, 1776, they declared that the United States of America was an independant nation. -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration was a statement, which said that the Thirteen American colonies were no part of the British Empire anymore, and they were regarded as independant states. They fromed a nation, which would be the United States of America. On July sencond, John Adams got approved because he wanted independence. -
Loyalists
Loyalists were the American colonists, who were loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain, during the Revolutionary War. A handful of the Loyalists went to different parts of the British Empire, or other places in British North America, when their cause was defeated by the Patriots. -
John Adams
John Adams was the second president of the United States. Before that, he was the vice president of the United States. He was an American Founding father, and he helped lead the American independence from Great Britain. He was not fond of slavery, and he never had owned a slave in his whole lifetime. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was one of the generals during the American Revolutionary War. At first, he fought for the American Continental Army, but then he transferred to the British Army. On the American side, he obtained the command, which he planned on surrenduring to the British forces. When the command got exposed, he was accepted into the British army as a general. -
Battle of Sartoga
In the first week of October in 1777, Gate placed his American army between Albany and Burgoyne's army. Burgoyne decided to take offense, and then the troops began to fight. The American army overpowered the Burgoyne, and their army was broken and captured. Since the Americans won, it gave them hope since they had suffered a few large setbacks. -
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Cornwallis was an officer of the British Army, and a colonial administrator. He lead British Generals during the American War of Independence. In Ireland and India, he served as a military governer. He took action in the French and Indian War. He was known for advancing forces in lots of campaigns. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last main battle of the American Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
On Semptember third, 1783 the sencond Treat of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War, which was between the United States of America and Great Britain. -
George Washington
George Washington was the very first president of the United States, from1789 to 1797. During the American Revolutionary War, he was the commander of the Continental Army. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a senior officer of the colonial forces during the first part of the French and Indian War. He defeated the British in two battles. -
Martha Custis Washington
Martha Washington was the husband of George Washington. People considered Martha to be the First Lady of the United States. She was very wealthy, which helped George buy lots of land so that he could add many slaves to his personal estate. She had many dower slaves to use during her lifetime. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the first United States Secretary of State. He was an author The Declaration of Independence, and he was one of the Founding Fathers. He was the third president of the United States. He served a Continental Congress during the beggining of the American Revolution for Virginia, and then he became the wartime Governer of Virgina.