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French and Indian war
It provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. -
Sons of Liberty
This was a secret organization that was made up of the 13 colonies. They advance the rights of the European colonies and to fight the taxation by the British. -
The Stamp Act
Law passed by Parliament to raise taxes on products such as legal writs, newspaper advertisement, and ship bills of lading. People refused to use stamps. -
Townshend Acts
Townshend act was passed by the British Parliament. It was taxed on goods that were being sent to the American colonies. The American colonies saw it as abuse of power. -
Boston Massacre
This was a a street fight between a patriot mob. The pick up anything in there sight to throw like sticks and rocks. This ended in a result of 5 colonist deaths. -
The Boston Tea Party
342 chest of tea that belonged to the British was tossed into the Boston Harbor by the American patriots. The Americans were protesting the tax on tea. -
In Tolerable Act
This was 5 laws passed by the British Parliament against the American colonies. These laws were passed to act as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The fight is what started off the American revolution. The British commander in Boston had heard of supplies of powder and weapons being kept by Patriots in the towns of Lexington and Concord. -
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
The cannons, munitions and other armaments from Fort Ticonderoga were transported to Boston and used to fortify Dorchester Heights and break the standoff at the Siege of Boston. The position of the fort itself was also very important as it protected New York and New England from British invasion from Canada. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
2,300 British troops eventually cleared the hill of the entrenched Americans, but at the cost of more than 40 percent of the assault force. The battle was a moral victory for the Americans. -
The Battle of Trenton
The Hessian army was crushed in Washington's raid across the Delaware River and the Americans were invigorated by the easy defeat of the British Hessian forces. -
The Battle of Saratoga
It proved to be the turning point of Revolutionary war and convinced the French of American strength which persuaded the French to support the Americans with military aid. -
The Battle of Monmouth
The battle took place in Monmouth New Jersey. The American retreat ordered by General Charles Lee allowed Clinton's army to continue to New York City. -
Battle of Cowpens
It had a devastating effect on British morale, whilst increasing American confidence. The Battle of Cowpens, together with the King's Mountain. -
The Battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown. The Americans won.
