Revolutionary War

By schurrerlouie

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    British put taxes on all paper documents, which the colonists hated.

  • Stamp Act Repealed

    Stamp Act Repealed
    King George III repealed stamp act.

  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts
    King George III created this to replace the stamp act. It put taxes on lead, paper, and paint.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    6 people died in British versus colonists fight.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    A group of colonists dumping British tea off their boats.

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    Representatives from every state to form a congress.

  • Battle of Lexington

    Battle of Lexington
    The Revolutionary war's start.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill
    The British victory over the colonists on Reed's hill.

  • Battle of Quebec

    Battle of Quebec
    America tried to get Canada, but the British won.

  • Burgoyne Surrenders at Saratoga

    Burgoyne Surrenders at Saratoga
    Americans get some hope at the battle of Saratoga.

  • British Leave Philadelphia

    British Leave Philadelphia
    French Navy scares away British from fighting.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    The last war, which the colonists won.