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boston massacre
colonists attacked a British soldier(Hugh White)who plead. Captain Thomas Preston came with soldiers, which later turned into a bloody brawl on king street, the British against colonists. The soldiers started shooting killing Crispus Attucks this lead to anti-british settlement, making the way for the American Revolution. -
boston tea party
Colonists were angry at britain for doing "taxation without presentation" of tea. therefore, as an act of "defience" or to stand their ground, they dumped at least 342 chests of tea into the harbor. Two smugglers of the tea had protested the "taxation without presentation". these smugglers were known as John Hancock and Samuel adams. This event is known as the "cause of America". -
passage of intolerable acts
After the Boston tea party, the British were upset by the destruction of their property by American colonists, the British Parliament enacted the Coercive acts also known as the passage of intolerable acts. this passage included that the boston port would be closed until damages were paid. restricting democratic town meetings into a council, criminal prosecution in massachusetts, colonists housing british troops, and extended the catholic worship which colonists were not found of at the time. -
creation of continental congress
delegates of 13 colonies were fighting with native american uprising and relied on the British military supplies. these colonies did not include Georgia. some of these delegates were George Washington, John Adams, and John Jay. -
paul reveres ride
At around 10pm, after learning that the British were moving troops out of boston, Paul revere set out to reach William Dawes, John Hancock and Samuel Adams. they had went around town alerting the people that the british were coming. -
battles of lexington and concord
There had been tension with the 13 colonies and the british authorities. April 18th 1775, at night, british troops marched from boston to nearby concord collecting as much as possible. Riders had sounded the alarm one being Paul Revere. colonial military men and the troops had a confrontation and started the battling in the town of Lexington. in 1783 is when the colonists formally won their independence. -
battle of bunker hill
New England and Britain had a bloody battle on a landscape that had many hills. the landscape was in fenced in pastures from boston across the charles River. 1,000 of 2,400 British soldiers were wounded or killed. This is important because it showed the American patriots could hold their place against Britain.
this included George Washington, General Gage, General Howe, And Joseph Warren. -
creation of the declaration of independence.
Americans were fighting only for their rights under the crown of Britain after Armed conflicts began in april of 1775. The following summer the revolutionary war was in full swing and the need for independence from Britain had grown. this is when a five-man committee had been tasked with drafting the declaration of independence. The committee included, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. -
battles of saratoga
on loyalist John Freemans abandoned farm, American and British Armies came face to face and started fighting. this fight lasted hours and the momentum of the battle changes many times. the British ended up suffering twice as many casualties as Britain and could not continue. -
treaty of paris
during the revolutionary war, three American statesmen, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay, had a negotiation with the representatives of King George the third. this treaty lead to the end of the revolutionary war and the British crown recognized American independence, doubling the new nation size, paving the way for the westward expansion.