History test America

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John Adams

He was a lawyer who defended British Soldiers after the Boston Massacre to prove there could be fair trials in the colonies.

Samuel Adams

He was the leader of the sons of liberty and caused many boycotts and protests to help the country.

Benjamin franklin

He signed the Declaration of Independence and started the Albany Plan of Union to start the colonies to want to be independent.

Patrick Henry

Virginas’s governor he said give me liberty or give me death and he was against taxes.

Thomas Jefferson

He was a founding father who became the 3rd us president who was also a virginia  governor.

George washington

He was the commander in war of the patriot army and he was very successful.

Paul Revere

He was one of many riders to say if the british where coming by land or sea for battle of lexington and concord.

Francois (swamp fox) Marion

He had very good guerrilla warfare tactics, helping with plans making the US win with his tactics.

Sons of liberty

were many patriots together to do boycotts against british

Patriots

were people who hated britain and pro independence and wanted to be free.

King George the 3rd

was the king at the time and helped make the laws

Charles Townshead

He made the townshend act which where a lot of taxes imposed on the colonies for commonly used things.

John Burgoyn

He was an important British general in the revolutionary war.

Lord North

was in parliament and made a compromise for the colonies and the british where the colonies could taxes them self but british declined it.

Charles Cornwallis

He was a prominent British general known for his leadership in the revolutionary war.

William howe

was a military leader that won new york and philly who was a great land general

Parlement

made laws for colonies alongside the king at the time

Loyalist

Liked the British and respected them and wanted to stay with them in the war.

Baron von Steuben

He trained them in valley forge to help them through the winter and he was a german man who was strict but very good at training them.

Marquis de Lafayette

He gave a lot of money to the army to help support them in valley forge to get them supplies and food to fight better which helped their spirt

Thomas Paine

He wrote common sense which said why we should be free and the crisis about even though the war is going bad stick with it.

Battle of Lexington and Concord 1775

First Battle of the War.  The militia stood up to the British and forced the British to retreat back to Boston

Battle of Breeds Hill

A major early win which they fortified a hill and killed many british but then they had to retreat but it proved they could do well but many colonist died

Battle of New York

The british won this and got a very good place near boston to help with other battles

“Trenton” and “Princeton”

George washington crossed the delaware river and was right after christmas so they won by a lot and is now a famous picture and the 2d battle he drove the british from new york to new jersey

Battle of saratoga

The Turning Point” was when the colonist won with the french and was a huge moral boost about how they could do this and win

*Valley Forge” (Not a battle)>>Monmouth

It was a place in winter when they did not have a lot of food or supplies and their hope and spirits were low then people came to boost morale and train them

Battle of Yorktown

The colonies did not have to win they just had to not lose and the French helped the colonies and this caused the treaty of Paris.