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Sugar Act
Modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act. -
Stamp Act
An act that imposed a direct tax on the colonies and required that printed materials be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying a revenue stamp. -
Boston Massacre
British Army killed five people and injured six others. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. The act imposed no new taxes. -
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty got on some boats in the Boston harbor and threw chests of tea off. This caused the Coervcive Acts and brought them closer to war. -
Intolerable Acts
Laws passed after the Boston Tea party. They were meant to punish the colonists. -
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First Continental Congress
The Congress met to consider an economic boycott of British trade, rights and grievances, and petitioning. -
Battles at Lexington and Concord
First Revolutionary Battle. British troops were sent to get colonists' weapons and ran into an untrained colonial army. The colonists were victorious in the battle and ended up defeating 700 british soldiers. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The colonists ended this battle by retreating and leaving the victory for Britain. However, Britain suffered great losses. 226 men were killed and over 800 were wounded. This was encouraging for the colonists. -
Declaration of Independence
Announced that the colonies regarded themselves as thirteen independent sovereign states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington led the Continental Army against Hessian soldiers. Almost all of the Hessian soldiers were captured and the colonist only lost a few people. -
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Battle of Saratoga
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French and United States Treaty
The treaty created an alliance between these two and was signed during the Revolutionary War. -
British Seize Savannah
A surprise British attack occured in Savannah Georgia. The city was evacuated and the army was withdrawn from combat. The colonists lost 83 people and another 483 were captured. The british only lost 3 men while 10 were wounded. -
British Seize South Carolina
After six weeks of siege, Continental Army surrendered forces numbering about 5,000 to the British. -
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Battle of Yorktown
Colonist troops encircled the british troops with the help of french troops. Three weeks of fighting resulted in the surrender of the British troops. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed by representatives of King George III and representatives of the United States of America. It ended the American Revolutionary War.
