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French and Indian War
The British were in a large amount of debt after fighting two wars and the British Government decided to tax and limit the freedoms of the American Colonists without giving them a voice. -
Sugar Act
They taxed sugar and other important things.First law to be passed about tax revenue. -
Stump Act
This act forced colonists to pay a tax on special items which needed to be stamped such as: newspapers, playing cards, and legal documents. -
The Boston Massacre
A revolt against British Soldiers in Boston, where the soldiers fired upon the crowd. -
The Tea Act
British still taxing tea and Sons of Liberty protest by dumping tea into harbor.British tea merchants lose lots of money AND Britain passes Intolerable Acts. -
The Boston Tea Party
A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised to dumped tea into Boston Harbor. -
Boston Port Act
an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which became law -
The Quartering Act 1774
This act forced colonists to pay for/host British soldiers in their homes and feed them.The family didn't like the law that pay for all of the soldiers house and feeding them -
Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech
In his famous speech to the Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry implores his countrymen to declare war against the British. He thinks of colonial rule as a kind -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
were the first battles of the American Revolution -
Battle of Ticonderoga
dawn attack surprising and capturing the sleeping British. Although the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War, and would give the Army much-needed to be used in future battles. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle took place during the siege of Boston in April of 1775. The British kept advancing towards the entrenched Americans and were repelled by intense fire so many times that the Americans had to retreat because they ran out of ammunition. -
George Washington is Named Commander in Chief
George Washington, a leader of the revolutionary movement in Virginia, a former commander of Virginia's frontier forces -
Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that advocated independence from Britain. -
Declaration of Independence is written and signed by delegates in the Continental Congress
A congress that involved representatives from all 13 colonies that governed America during the Revolutionary War. -
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Battle of Saratoga
General Burgoyne surrendered to General Gates after almost a month of fighting. -
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Battle of Yorktown
It was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. The French defeated the British and it kept the British from escaping by sea while Washington and his forces Cornwallis on land and forced him to surrender.