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stamp act
the new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required to pay tax on every item that they purchased. -
boston massacre
big bloody street battle where red coats fired badly at colonist in Boston killing many. -
boston tea party
the Boston tea party was a direct protest by colonists in Boston against the tea act that was imposed by the British government. colonist threw gallons upon gallons of tea in the harbor on this day. -
lexinggton and concord
first revolutionary battle at Lexington and concord. in april 1775, when British troops are sent to confiscate colonial weapons. its still unknown who fired the shot but the first shot was fired causing chaos -
bunker hill battle
the battle of bunker hill took place on June 17th, 1775 at Charlestown Massachusetts and was the first very important battle of the American revolution -
declaration of independece
the declaration of independence in a statement reguarding rules in a statement by the second continental congress meeting of Pennsylvania state house -
common sense
in common sense by Thomas Paine, argues for American independence. his argument begins with general, theoretical reflections about government and religion, then progresses on to the specifics of the colonial situation. -
battle of trenton and princeton
a battle in which Washington led the colonists to victory over the h British. Washington led his med in the middle of the night over a river to make a surprise attack on the British. -
contental army wintering at valley forge
valley forge was a camp where the Americans spent there winter -
battle of saratoga
fought 18 days apart in the fall of 1777, the two battles of Saratoga were a turning point for the American revolution. -
war in charleston
it was general Charles lee who successfully repelled the British attack. this bombardment lasted about 34 hours and resulted in union evacuation -
battle of yorktown.
the significance of the conflict was that Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown.
