American Revolution

By LaynaL

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Was an act that imposed direct tax on the British colonies in America.

  • Continental Congress

    Continental Congress
    British parliament had passed several laws known as the intolerable act.

  • Independence

    Independence
    Congress had adopted the Declaration of Independence. It was drafted by Thomas Jefferson, and established the U.S as an independent nation.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    General Cornwallis’s army was trapped at Yorktown by the Americans and French.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    The Treaty of Paris was the ending of the American Revolution.

  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation
    Was an agreement among 13 states of the U.S and was used as the nation’s first frame of government.