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Sugar act
a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain -
sons of liberty formed
The Sons of Liberty was a group consisting of American patriots that originated in the pre-independence North American British colonies. The group was formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to take to the streets against the taxes by the British government. -
Stamp Act
an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American colonies by requiring that documents, newspapers, etc., bear an official stamp. -
boston massacre
The shooting of protestors by british red coats -
tea act
an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. Its principal overt objective was to reduce the massive surplus of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive. -
boston tea party
the dumping of tea into the boston harbor by political protestors known as the sons of liberty -
intolerable acts
a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Massachusetts after the Boston Tea party. The acts stripped Massachusetts of self government and historic rights, triggering outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies. They were key developments in the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775. -
first contiential congress
a convention of delegates from twelve colonies (not including Georgia) that met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution -
The Shot heard 'round the world
the first shot at the battle of lexingtnon that marked the beginning of the revolutionary war -
battles of lexington and concord
the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War -
second continential congress
a convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies (except Georgia) that started met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of continental army
George Washington named commander-in-chief of continental army -
Battle of bunnker/breed's hill
The battle is named after the adjacent Bunker Hill, which was peripherally involved in the battle and was the original objective of both colonial and British troops, and is occasionally referred to as the "Battle of Breed's Hill." -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published anonymously
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense is published by an unknown person at the beginning of the revolutionary war -
declaration of independence
a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Battle of trenton
took place after General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton, New Jersey. -
Battle of princeton
a battle in which General George Washington's revolutionary forces defeated British forces near Princeton, New Jersey. -
Battle of saratoga
battles fought eighteen days apart on the same ground, 9 miles (14 km) south of Saratoga, New York. -
France recognizes US Independence
The US is recognized in their independence
