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The American Revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was made following the British victory over France in the French and Indian Wars. It was designed to calm the fears of Native Indians by halting the westward expansion by colonists whilst expanding the lucrative fur trade. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed.
The money collected by the Stamp Act was to be used to help pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier near the Appalachian Mountains -
Townshend Taxes 1767
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed beginning in 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. The purpose of the Townshend Acts was to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would be independent of colonial rule -
The Boston Tea Party December 16, 1773
Was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, a city in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the tax policy of the British government and the East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies. -
The Intolerable Acts 1774
The Boston Port Act, The Quebec Act, Administration of Justice Act, and Massachusetts Government Act.
These acts were created due to no body confessing to being responsible for the Boston Tea Party, therefore they needed someone to pay for the loss of money. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies (not including Georgia) that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
British General Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition the colonists had stored in the town of Concord, just outside of Boston. They also planned to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two of the key leaders of the patriot movement. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies that started meeting on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun -
Battle of Bunker Hill June 17 1775
Battle for American Colonists in their bid for independence. Battered down by attacks from the British Army during the Siege of Boston, the events of June 17, 1775 provided much needed encouragement for the colonists as well as sending a clear message to the British that the war would not be won quickly or easily. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense 1776
Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
Declared our Independence from Britain. Written by Thomas Jefferson and signed by 56 delegates from the 13 colonies -
Battles of Saratoga October 17, 1777
The Battle of Saratoga was an American Revolutionary War battle fought between the Continental Army, and the British Army in Saratoga, New York. There were 2 battles; the Battle Freeman’s Farm and the Battle of Bemis Heights, and the final British surrender at Saratoga on October 17. After this American victory, the conflict changed as France entered the war on the American side. Finally, on October 17, the British General surrendered. -
Battle at Yorktown 1781
The Battle of Yorktown was fought between the American Continental Army, and the British Red Coats. The Continental Army defeated the British forces as they besieged the Red Coats at Yorktown, near the Chesapeake Bay. The Americans and French captured the British redoubts and blocked the sea by the French fleet, the British commander could not escape and surrendered to the Franco-American forces on -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was the peace agreement that put an end to the American Independence War. It was signed by the American representatives in Paris. By the Treaty of Paris, the British Crown recognized the independence of her Thirteen Colonies of North America and granted fishing rights to American fishermen, have local legislatures to pass laws to restore private properties to their rightful owners, who were British subjects that had lost their properties during the war. The Treaty also establ
