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Sugar Act
The sugar act was one of the beginning acts of taxes that was placed on the colonies by the British. It was a tax on sugar products going into and out of the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was one of the events that helped spark the Revolution. What happened during the massacre was that 5 colonial citizens were killed by British troops. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a tax on all the British territories that caused tea to be sold at an increased price. In retaliation to this act, the American colonies organized and executed the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was the colonists act of retaliation towards the Tea Act and all the other taxes being placed on them to say that they weren't gonna take it anymore. -
First Continental Congress
It was called in response to the taxes, more specifically The Intolerable Acts, to discuss boycott, publishing a list of grievances, and petitioning the King for a redress of those grievances. -
Lexington & Concord
Lexington & Concord were the first shots fired of The Revolutionary War, it is not really known who fired the first shots or even engaged in the beginning conflict but this was the major spark of the war. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was the meeting in Philadelphia that led to the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, also the adoption of the Articles of Confederation. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
As part of the Seige of Boston, the colonial troops were planning to ambush the British in Boston, however the British forced the colonial troops to retreat and suffer their biggests loss of the war. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was an attempt by the colonies to avoid a full blown war against Great Britain by saying they were loyal to the king, however the petition was rejected and the colonies went into rebellion against Great Britain. -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Common Sense was the first written argument for freedom from the British when the issue was still yet to be decided upon. All the earnings Paine recieved from sales were donated to Washington's army. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the document signed that officially declared that the 13 coloniese were independent states and would no longer be governed by Great Britian. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was the iconic crossing of the Delaware River by Washington and after a brief battle almost all of the Hessian force was captured, signifigantly boosting the troops' morale. -
Battle of Brandywine Creek
The Battle of Brandywine Creek was a battle in the Philadelphia campaign. This was the battle that got the colonial captial undefended for the British to be able to take it. -
Battle of Saratoga
Considered one of the major turning points of the war, the Battle of Saratoga was actually two battles that were 18 days apart. The first battle resulted in a British victory and the second in an American. -
British capture Philadelphia
Led to by the Battle of Brandywine Creek, the colonial forces were forced to retreat leaving Philadelphia ungaured and open for the British to capture. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was George Washington's camp in Pennsylvania where his troops stayed during the winter of 1777. The conditions at Valley Forge were extremely brutal, such as horrible weather, bad food, bad clothing, etc. -
John Paul Jones captures The Serapis
The Serapis engaged an American ship, commanded by John Paul Jones, in the north sea. While the American ship lost most of its firepower, the Serapis was eventually forced to surrender. -
Siege of Charleston
The Siege of Charleston was the beginning of the British campaign in the south. It was a week-long bombardment of the city of Charleston that eventually led to the British capturing the city. -
Battle of Yorktown
Considered the last major battle of the Revolution, the Americans, with the aid of the French, forced general Cornwallis to surrender. -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
This treaty was the one that officially ended the war. Negotiated in Paris at the Hotel d'York by Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, John Adams, Henry Laurens, and William Franklin. The treaty also included France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic.
