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The American Revolution

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War
    The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War. The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act
    The Sugar Act started April 5, 1764, and took place on September 29, the new Sugar Act cut the dirty o foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon retained a high duty on forgeion refined sugar, and prohibited the importation of all foreign rum.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act started in 1765, the Stamp Act was when the colonist was required to pay their taxes, that's represented by a stamp on different kinds of papers like documents or playing cars. It ended on 1766 March 18th.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    This was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" group. They were throwing snowballs, stones and a group of British soldiers
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773. The act granted the company the right to send its tea directly to the colonies without the first landing in England commission agents' sole right to sell tea in the colonies.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    The tea party was a political protest, this took place on December 16, 1773. It took place at Griffins Wharf in Boston Massachusetts.
  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress
    The First Continental Congress first started between September 5 and October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of British thirteen American colonies met to talk about Americans' future under growing British aggression.
  • Battle Of Brandywine

    The Battle of Brandywine started on September 11 1777 and ended on the same day! In the battle, the British suffered 583 killed and wounded soldiers. And about 200 dead soldiers and 500-600 were wounded and about 400 were captured. Brandywine resulted in a clear victory.
  • Patrick Henry Speech

    Patrick Henry Speech
    Patrick Henry's Speech began on March 23 of 1775. Henry was thinking that it was time for the Virginia colony to raise a militia in order to defend their right fir freedom. This ended in 1817.
  • Battles Of Lexington and Concord

    Battles Of Lexington and Concord
    This battle took place on April 19, 1775. This is the famous shot heard worldwide, marking the start of the American War of Independence.
  • Battle Of Bunker Hill

    Battle Of Bunker Hill
    On June 17, 1775, New England soldiers faced the British army for the first time ina pitch battle.
  • Olive Branch Petetition

    Olive Branch Petetition
    The petition was adopted by Congress on July 5th, 1775 for the King's used as a last attempt to help stop the war from being declared. Which gave rights to British citizens.
  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act
    Deflation by the British parliament accompanied the repeal of the Stamp act and the amendment of the Sugar Act.
  • Battle Of Long Island and White Plains

    Battle Of Long Island and White Plains
    On August 1776 the British army successfully moved against the American Continental Army led by George Washington.
  • Battle Of Trenton

    Battle Of Trenton
    The battle od Trenton started on December 26, 1776. After going across the Delaware river in a terrible storm. General George Washingtons' army won against the garrison of Hessian Mercenaries at Trenton. Princeton won this battle about a week later. This ended on December 26, 1776.
  • Battle Of Princeton

    The battle of Princeton began on January 3, 1777. Continental Army soldiers under command of General George Washington won a force between British troops near Princeton, New Jersey. This battle ended on January 3, 1777.
  • Battle Of Cowpens

    Battle of Cowpens - It was a cold morning and the results are a devastating defeat for the British army, at the end of a brief strong of victories for the crown in the southern colonies.
  • Battle Of Guildford Courthouse

    During the Battle of Courthouse, the British won. The battle took about 2 hours long, and over 25 percent of Cowalli's men were killed, captured, or wounded during this battle
  • Battle Of Bennington

    This war had a victory for the Americans. The war took 2 months. They wanted to defeat Burgoyne's army.
  • Battle Of Saratgoa

    The Americans won, this war was made to help secure the independence of the United States.
  • Battle Of the German Town

    This war was a major engagement, the British won and defeated the American Continental Army.
  • Valley Forge

    The location of the Valley was the 1777-1778 winter encampment of the continental army under general George Washington during the American revolutionary war.
  • Battle Of Kings Mountain

    Americans won this war, the loyalist militia elements under the command of a British major against all 900 patriots.
  • Battle Of Camdon

    Battle Of Camdon
    British won the war, this battle took place in South Carolina and was a lopsided victory for the British during the American Revolutionary War. This started on August 16, 1780, and ended on the same day!
  • Surrender Of The British at Yorktown

    Surrender Of The British at Yorktown
    On October 19, 1781, General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army of 8,000 men to General George Washington, giving up any chance of winning the revolutionary war.
  • Treaty Of Paris

    Treaty Of Paris
    This ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.