American Revolution

By JonWhitehair

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Tax on legalm documents such as playing cards

  • Townshed Act

    Townshed Act
    Parliment puts duties on imported.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    Three people were killed and 6 were injured.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Its where people rebelled and threw 45 tons of tea into the habor of Boston

  • Intolerable Act

    Intolerable Act
    Laws that limited people to explore any farther west.

  • Battle Bunker Hill

    Battle Bunker Hill
    200 hundred patriots died and 800 were wounded

  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition
    Appeals to King George III and expresses hope for reconciliation between the colonies and Great Britain

  • Common Sense

    Common Sense
    Advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain

  • Decleration of Indepedence

    Decleration of Indepedence
    July 4th 1776 is the day that United States was born. we celebrate it every year.

  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton
    2,400 American troops with 18 guns. 1,400 Hessians with 6 light guns.

  • Battle at Saratoga

    Battle at Saratoga
    5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms.

  • Secong Continental Congress

    Secong Continental Congress
    New national government for the United States took effect on March 1, 1781.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Negotiation between the United States and Great Britain.

  • Yorktown

    Yorktown
    8,800 Americans, 7,800 French and 6,000 British soldiers were in this battle.