Revolutionary War

By jacobsoccer14
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    British raised taxes on both sugar and molasses for the colonists.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    British add taxes on newspapers, licences, and colonial paper products.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    Bristish soldiers fire into a crowd of colonists, leaving five men killed. Colonists then prostested and brought soldiers to trial.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act

    British raised taxes on colonists tea. The British then lowered the taxes on their tea.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Colonists, dressed as Indians, snook onto ships filled with tea and threw 340 tea chests into the harbor.
  • Intolerable Act

    Intolerable Act

    (THERE IS NO EXACT DATE) The Britich closed the Boston Harbor and required the colonists to house British Soldiers.
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Melitia gathered at Lexington and failed to beat the British. They then beat the British at Concord.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    British drive the Americans from Breed's Hill.
  • Battle of Long Island

    Battle of Long Island

    Patriots won the battle because of the weather.
  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton

    American soldiers took more than 900 prisoners.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    Turning point of the Revolutionary War. Spain and France joined the Americans.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    General Cornwallis surrendered and the patriots won the battle.