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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament as a way to retain control over the British colonies in the Americas, and to gain money in order to pay back war debts from the French and Indian War. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770. Crispus Attucks was killed during this event, along with four other colonists. The colonists gathered as a crowd to protest the Townshend Acts and the presence of British soldiers in Boston. -
The Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists boarded ships owned by Britain's East India Company, and dumped out all of the tea on the ships into Boston Harbor. The colonists wanted to protest against the British Tea Act that had been recently imposed. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress took place in Philadelphia, and was attended by 12 of the 13 colonies. (all except Georgia) The meeting attendees agreed to a boycott of British goods in protest of the Intolerable Acts. As well, the delegates agreed to meet in one year if the situation did not get better. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord took place on April 19, 1775 near Boston. These battles are important because they were the place of the first shots fired in the American Revolution. In Lexington, the Americans retreated, but in Concord, the British met defeat. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was wrriten in the middle of the Revolutionary War, as a way to tell King George III that the colonists no longer considered him their King. The colonists wrote the document during the Second Continental Congress, and declared it in effect on July 4, 1776. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the final battle of the American Revolution. The battle took place in Yorktown, Virginia. At Yorktown, British General Cornwallis surrendered to the American troops. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris represented the official end of the Revolutionary War. The document had 10 different articles, or mandates, for the British to comply with. The most important, or Article 1, declared the colonies as a sovereign state, and free from British rule.
