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 * A﻿ ﻿LEXANDER HAMILTON ** Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1755 in the island of Nevis in the west indies. Hamilton was chosen as New York secretary of treasury. Alexander Hamilton became in charge of handling the nation's money. Alexander began thinking of a plan to pay off the debts after the War of Independence.

**B **** ATTLE OF CAMDEN﻿ ** ﻿The Battle of Camden took place in South Carolina on August 16, 1780. The people that were fighting were the British and Germans against Americans. The generals of these two armies were Major General Lord Cornwallis and Major General Lord Horatio Gates. The two generals were fighting because General Lord Horatio Gates marched his army from the north and began threatening the British in South Carolina.

**﻿ ****C APTURE OF SAVANNAH ** ﻿The British attacked Savannah on December 29, 1778. The British army landed near Brewton Hill at daytime on December 29. They marched down the road and got ready at attack about 800 yards away from the American battle line. They then attacked Savannah earlier than they were supposted to, and because of this, they captured many men from the other army. Because of this, the British got to capture Savannah. 

** ﻿ ** D ** ECLARATORY ACT ** ** ﻿ ** The Decaratory Act of 1766 gave the Parliament full power in making laws for the colonists, also called Americans. This law was made on the same day as the Repeal of the Stamp Act, and it was also made by the same person, William Pitt. Because of William Pitt's hard work, the colonists had better lifes and more rights because the Parliament could change all of the laws.



** E THAN ALLEN ** Ethan Allen was born on January 21, 1731 in Litchfield, Connecticut. Allen was a Deist and a Philosopher. Aside of that, he was best known for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in the American Revolution. Also for leadership in the Green Mountain Boys. Ethan Allen died February 12, 1789. His Death is still unknown



** F OUNDING FATHERS ** The Founding Fathers were leaders during the American Revolution. Also, they were the founders of the new nation when they won independence.There were over 10 Founding Fathers but the top ten that had the greatest impact in the American Revolution were: George Washington, John Adams,﻿ Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton, and Gouverneur Morris.

** G EORGE WASHINGTON ** George Washington was born February 22, 1732. Washington was a member of the First Continental Congress. He was chosen to lead the Continental Army in the Battle of Yorktown, where he took the victory against the British. He was once the president of the Constitutional Convention and since he won the Battle of Yorktown, he was the 1st president of the United States. George Washington is one of our Founding Fathers and also the most important one.

** ﻿ H ORATIO GATES ** ** ﻿ ** Horatio Gates was born in 1727 in Maldon Esex Country, England. Gates participated in the French and Indian War, and after he was wounded, he bacame a major general. Haratio Gates also helped George Washinton organize a continental army. During his lifetime, Gates served in the American Revolution where he participated in battles such as the Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Camden. Horatio Gates died on April 10, 1806 in New York City.