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Stamp act
This was the first internal tax levied to the American people by the British. It affected all paper documents in the colonies. The American people also had no say in the matter -
Boston massacre
This was a very deadly event that ended badly it took place in Boston a lot of people died but no one knows the truth about it -
Lexington concord
This was the battle that kicked off the revolutionary war paul revere and other riders sounded the alarm at the time which informed the minute men -
Bunker hill
The British won this battle in Massachusetts the colinials on the other hand thought of it as a win because then inflicted several casualties to there enemy some also know it as breeds hill because most of the battle took place there -
Boston tea party
This was a political protest by the patriots about taxation without representation they threw buckets of of British tea into the harbor this event was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonist -
Battle at Trenton
This was when general george Washington army crossed the icy Delaware stealthily it also happened on Christmas Eve because it was a sneak attack -
Common sense
A writer named Thomas Paine published a phamlet common sense setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence although they aren’t used today phamlets were an important medium for the spread of ideas back in the day -
Declaration of Independence
A document written to stop establish the colonies it was also the foundation of our govenerment -
Battle of saratoga
This was crucial victory for the patriots it was also considered the turning point of the revolutionary war -
Continental army wintering at valley forge
11,000 soldiers died in this tragic event hundreds of them died of disease the only thing that kept them together was George Washington -
War in the south
The siege of Charleston ended in victory for the British the British commander sir Henry Clinton could not conquer the northern colonies with the forces given him -
Battle of yorktown
This is known as the most important battle in the revolutionary war this battle involved 26,000 troops who engaged in Yorktown
