The Prelude
This forbade the English colonists from expanding westward past the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763 or Proclamation Line
These people were loyal to the British crown throughout the war.
Loyalists or Tories
The first battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Lexington and Concord
This Mohawk leader allied with the British and launched a series of bloody raids along the frontier.
Joseph Brant
Authored most of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
This was the first internal tax levied by the British on the colonists.
Stamp Act
This man created both the Sons of Liberty and the Committees of Correspondence.
Sam Adams
Marching though the night, during a snow storm, on Christmas, Washington was able to deal a significant blow the the Hessian mercenaries fighting with the British.
Battle of Trenton
Leader of American troops who successfully forced the surrender of British troops at Vincennes by convincing British commander Henry Hamilton that he had 500 or more men. He actually had 150.
George Rogers Clark
The treaty that ended the American Revolution by recognizing American independence and granting all land south of Canada, north of Florida, and east of the Mississippi River.
Treaty of Paris 1783
A series of acts that increased the taxes on colonists and significantly expanded the writs of assistance giving Britain the power to search colonial vessels for smuggled goods.
Townshend Acts
Preposed the Albany Plan during the French and Indian War & was instrumental in securing France's help in the American Revolution.
Ben Franklin
The turning point of the war, this battle showed the French that we were worthy of an alliance.
Battle of Saratoga
The losses of these two cities in the South were disastrous, but British advance stopped soon after.
Savannah and Charleston
Thomas Paine was instrumental in inspiring colonists to pursue separation from Britain; his success came after writing this pamphlet.
Common Sense
Boston Massacre
This man won the Battle of Saratoga and became an American hero only to turn traitor later by attempting to give West Point to Britain.
Benedict Arnold
Bloodiest single battle of the war.
Battle of Breed's Hill (and Bunker Hill)
This man, nicknamed "The Swamp Fox," harassed British troops with hit-and-run attacks despite only having around 20 "soldiers."
Francis Marion
This was written at the First Continental Congress to state that the colonies must be self-governing while also remaining loyal to the king.
The Declaration of American Rights
In response to being abandoned by the French after the Treaty of Paris 1763, this Ottawa Indian chief lead a confederacy of Indian tribes in war against the British and colonists.
Pontiac
Although he didn't speak a word of English, this German was instrumental in training the American forces and instilling discipline in an otherwise disorganized army.
Baron von Steuben
The general who ended the war by losing the battle of Yorktown to the combined forces of Washington, Lafayette, and the French. He dishonorably refused to surrender in person.
Gen. Cornwallis
This "Fighting Quaker" is given credit for defeating Cornwallis in the South although a subordinate named Dan Morgan actually pulled off the greatest victory at The Battle of Cowpens.
Nathanael Greene
At the Virginia Convention in 1775, he declared that the war had already begun and urged colonies to begin arming their militias in response. He would be proved right less than a month later.
Patrick Henry