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The Sugar Act
During the French and Indian War, the Sugar Act was a British law that taxed the American colonies to raise money for the British Empire. The act increased the sugar tax and prohibited the import of foreign rum. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the first tax for American colonists. The colonists were not happy that they had a tax on newspapers, documents, and more. Eventually, it was repealed. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was a British law created to make the American colonies give the British forces food, drink, transportation, and housing. -
Townshead Acts
The Townshend Acts were named after Charles Townshend who was a British chancellor. It was taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against Britain making people have taxes on their tea. Colonists and some Native Americans gathered up and threw about 1.7 million dollars of tea into the ocean. -
7 Year War
The 7-year war, also known as the French and Indian War, ended because of the Treaty of Paris. The French gave up their land to Britain. This War made the British create new taxes on the colonists. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were 4 British laws created to punish the Massachusetts Bay colony because of the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was in Philadelphia in 1774. The 13 colonies there came to an agreement that they should get the same rights as the Englishmen. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought in 1775. The Americans were defeated but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army. It was one of the biggest battles in the American Revolution. -
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride was in 1775. Paul Revere traveled 12.5 miles through the night on his horse to alert the province of Massachusetts Bay that there was an attack from the British army troops. -
Revolutionary War
The first shots of the Revolutionary War are fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. -
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry was the known founder of the United States of America. He also gave a famous speech "Give me liberty, or give me death." -
George Washington
George Washington was the first American President. In 1775 he was assigned leader of the Continental Army even though he had little knowledge of commanding big groups. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the United States of America. He also was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence. There were also 4 other writers for the Declaration. -
America Declares Its Independence
The Declaration of Independence was accepted by the Second Continental Congress. After a year of fighting about taxes, the colonists break from Britain. King George III wasn't willing to let his subjects go without a fight. -
Benjamin Franklin
In the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin was chosen for a very special task. He was selected to get the French to not fight on Britain's side and to join the American side. -
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was the leader of the artillery company in the American Revolution. He also fought at the battles of Kip's Bay, White Plains, Trenton, and Princeton. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were created in 1777. They were adopted by the Continental Congress. They were created to "declare war, appoint military officers, sign treaties, make alliances, appoint foreign ambassadors, and manage relations with Indians." -
King George III
King George III was the leader of Britain and was driven mad after losing the American Revolution War. He was born in 1760 and passed in 1820. -
War in the North
The War of the North includes, the Battle of Saratoga, and France joining the new American Government.