-
The stamp act
proclaimed that printed materials were required to have a stamp. So paper only came from britain. This was a direct tax to colonists and lead to a large amount of protesting. -
Boston Massacre
The boston massacre invovled the slaughter of 5 conolist civilians. It was brought on by the tension between cononists and soldiers about heavy taxes caused by the townshend acts. -
The Boston Tea Party
an event in which the sons of liberty boarded East india Trading conpant ships and threw all tea into the water. This was an act of defiance that protested the tea tax. -
Thomas pains "common sense"
Thomas paines book was about the absurdity that the british a small island could rule such a large nation. it was very popular in america and was very important in concincing the common poeple to rebel. -
The signing of the declaration of independence
Declared the U.S. independent of British rule and that they were 13 sovereign states. Written by thomas jefferson and made possible by john adams. -
Winter at valley forge
A low point in the war for the colonists, valley forge was the place where Washington and his men sheltered for the winter. Over 2,500 soldiers died of starvation and disease. -
Surrender at Yorktown
After a long seige of Yorktown by the continental army, general Cornwallis and his 800 men offially surrendered. They had relied on reninforcements in the form of ships but those never came. -
The treatry of Paris
An agreement signed by king George the 3rd and various representatives of the United States of America. It was a treaty of peace that ended the revolutionary war.
