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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a law created by the British and it was made for the colonist. It was a law that they were required to pay tax on everything such as a piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. And the British used the money to defend and protect the American frontier -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occured between the colonist and the British. Colonist threw snowballs, stones, and sticks which lead to the British forces fighting back and killing 5 colonist -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party occured because the taxes were too high. Therefore a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Indians dumped $18,000 of tea into the harbor. -
Battle at Lexington and Concord
Battle at Lexington and Concord was what started off the Revolutionary War. hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord. Lexington town started off the fighting, and soon the British joined. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet "Common Sense,". This was an articles explaining why American's should be independent. -
Winter at Valley Forge
George Washington leads his troops into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. No battles were fought here but it was here that the army (colonist) was desperate bloody, beaten, and ready to quit. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a negotiation between the United States and Great Britain, that ended the revolutionary war and was the start of American independence. -
Surrender at Yorktown
British General Charles Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a French and American force at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing the American Revolution to an end.
