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American Revolution

By Mr. Springsteen

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    Parliament passes the act that requires the colonists to pay taxes on paper products such as: playing cards, newspapers, legal documents and all other paper products.

  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    American colonists had to provide the British soldiers with food and housing as needed.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre, was an incident in which British Army soldiers shot and killed people while under intense attack by a mob.

  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act
    A tax imposed by the British Parliament on tea imported into the colonies.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    A group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians dump 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    12 delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to discuss the American Revolution.

  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    On July 4 1776, Thomas Jefferson and members of the continental congress declared independence from Great Britain.

  • Nathan Hale

    Nathan Hale
    An American soldier and spy for the Continental Army. He was captured by the British and executed. Supposedly, his last words were, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

  • George Washington Crossing the Delaware

    George Washington Crossing the Delaware
    Washington crossed the Delaware River so that his army could attack an isolated garrison of Hessian troops located at Trenton, New Jersey

  • Surrender of General Burgoyne

    Surrender of General Burgoyne
    Famous photo by John Trumbull depicting British General Burgoyne surrendering after the Battle of Saratoga

  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    The last major battle of the American Revolution. General Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington and the French.

  • The Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris
    The treaty was signed in Paris and officially ended the American Revolution. It recognized the United States of American as an independent nation.

  • Sources and Credits

    All photos and images were from images.google.com
    and are commercial reuseable images with modifications.
    The date used has no historical reference.