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Stamp Act
The colonists had to pay an extra amount of money in order to buy stamps -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident that occered on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boton Tea Party was a direct action by colonists in Boston,a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts are names used to describe a series of laws passed by the British Parliament. -
The battle of Brooklyn
New York and tried to trap the Americans in Brooklyn. General George Washington responded by holding his ground until nightfall and then retreating under cover of darkness. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle in the American Revolution.
