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French and Indian war
A war the French against the British, most Native Americans decided to side with the french for the battle but sadly it was not enough because the British won. But the debt from the war led to the British monarchy taxing the citizens leading to the American Revolution. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation closed down colonial expansion westward. Saying that the colonists couldn't move west of the Appellation mountains. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act was when Parliament passed a law that said that raised the taxes on foreign refined sugar imported by the colonies. -
Townshend act
The townshend act was a tax passed by British parliament. It placed a tax on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre started as a street brawl between the colonists and the British soldiers that as a result 5 colonists were dead. No one knows exactly what happen but one theory is that a colonist threw a snow ball at a soldier. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was a raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor. Colonists disguised themselves as native Americans and threw the tea into the harbor. -
Tea Act
The Tea act was passed by Parliament. It's main purpose was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company. Also to help the financially struggling company survive. -
Intolerable acts
The intolerable acts did five things. It closed the Boston harbor, passed the quartering act (you had to let soldiers live in your house), and the Administrative of justice act (said that British soldiers would have trials in Britain, -
First Continental Congress
The first continental congress happen at the Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Congress managed the Colonial war effort as the colonists made there way to independence. Tomas Jefferson was the president of the congress -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker Hill was the first great battle of the Revolutionary War, it was fought near Boston. The British drove the Americans from their fort at Breed's Hill to Bunker Hill after the Americans had ran out of gun powder. -
Lexington and Concord
kicked of the revolutionary war. The British marched from Boston to Concord to take a stash of weapons from the colonists. But Paul Revere rode his horse and said the famous saying "the British are coming." The colonists were able to prepare for the attack. They forced the British to retreat. -
Olive branch Petition
The olive branch petition was an attempt to assert the rights of the colonists. well also having them remain loyal to the British. -
Common Sense
The book Common Sense by Thomas Paine, challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. It was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain -
Battle of Trenton
The battle of Trenton happened just after Washington crossed the Delaware and surprised the Hessian. After a brief battle, almost two-thirds of the Hessian force was captured. -
Washington crosses the deleware
crossing the Delaware was the first move in a surprise attack organized by George Washington against the Hessians. -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration of independence was the first step toward forming the United States of America. The declaration was signed by representatives from New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Stating that we think all men are created equal and have certain unalienable rights. -
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Battle of saratoga
The battle of saratoga was the turning point of the american revolution. It was a crucial victory for the colonists. 5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms and the colonist won. -
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Siege of Yorktown
The siege of Yorktown was the last major battle of the revolutionary war. The French and Continental army fought together to Successfully giving America its independence. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris was signed in Paris by representatives of King George III. It was the official end of the Revolutionary war.
