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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. It was passed by Parliment to help pay for British troops to be stationed in the colonies.The stationing of British troops was called the martial law. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when the British loyalist shot and killed many people while they were being harassed by a mob in Boston. The event was publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was the colonists reaction to the Boston massacre. The colonists took the tea imported by the British East India Company and threw it into the harbor. They did that as a form of protest against British taxes on tea. The Boston Tea party was organized by Samuel Adams, John Adams, John Hanncock and Paul Revere. -
Creation of the First Continental Congress
At the first Continental Congress a plan was proposed to create a Union of Great Britain and the Colonies, but the delegates rejected it. They sent a letter to King George III explaining the issues the colonies had with the way they were being treated. They demanded that the King stop the Intolerable Acts or they would boycott English goods.Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adams, and John Jay were part of the delegates. -
Writing and distribution of Common Sense
was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. He wrote about two main ideas, independence from Britain and the creation of a democratic republic. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle fought by minutemen in the American Revolution. British troops marched from Boston, Massachusetts to Concord, New Hampshire in order to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock and take hidden weapons. The colonists won after the Bristish surrendered due to intense fire. -
Creation of the Second Continental Congress
It was the convention in Philadelphia after the start of the war. There was one representative from each of the thirteen colonies. At the meeting they sent out the Olive Branch Petition as a last try for peace and then a little while later the formed the Declaration of Independence at the second meeting. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was the first important battle of the Revolutionary War which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces. The colonists lost because of lack of ammunition so that gave them confidence when fighting the other wars against the British. -
Olive Branch Petition
It was the final attempt from the colonists to not go to war with the British. It was a document made to show the British that the colonists pledged to their loyalty and were still Bristish citizens. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is most important document in the history of the United States. It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule. It declared independence from the British rule. The Declaration of Independence was signed by Congress including Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams and Sam Adams.
