04.5 American Revolution

  • Start of the French and Indian War

    Start of the French and Indian War

    Dispute for territory between France and Great Britain
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    French and Indian War

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    This act cut the price of molasses as well as different types of sugars. It also banned the import of Rum.
  • Proclamation

    Proclamation

    Americans were now banned from crossing the Native Americans' border. This act was made by Britain to stop Americans from trying to escape.
  • End of the French and Indian war

    End of the French and Indian war

    Great Britain managed to win the war, and started ruling over the colonies.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    This made colonist pay a greater sum of taxes represented by a stamp. Allowing Great Britain to get a very large sum of money.
  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act

    Allowed Great Britain to tax colonies as much as they wanted.
  • Townshed Act

    Townshed Act

    A new act increasing the taxes on paper, glass, lead, paint, as well as tea.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    A mob of angry American colonies started attacking British soldiers on the street of the Custom house. A few colonist died during the fight.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The colonist started getting fed up with the excessive taxes set by the British. So a mob of colonist penetrated into a British ship that had imported tea, and they started dumping the tea into the harbor.
  • Intolerable Act

    Intolerable Act

    Due to the Boston tea party, the British established this act to reinforce their military of colonies as well as forcing the Americans to pay for the lost tea dumped into the harbor.
  • First continental congress

    First continental congress

    A meeting was held by the 12 colonies in Carpenter's hall Philadelphia to discuss the steps that needed to be taken to resist Great Britain.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    This was the start to American independence.
  • Battle of bunker hill

    Battle of bunker hill

    The British defeated the Americans on Bunker Hill. But this did not stop the colonies.
  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton

    On the Delaware river General George Washington defeated the British Army.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The freed the colonies and gave all Americans the right to Life, Liberty, and pursuit of Happiness.
  • Battle of Princeton

    Battle of Princeton

    Very close to Princeton New Jersey, George Washington and his army managed to win the battle against Great Britain.
  • Battle of Sagatora

    Battle of Sagatora

    Once again the colonies defeated Great Britain, giving out a lot of confidence to Americans.
  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge

    Took place on the Continential Armies winter camp.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    The French and Americans took down the British army by trapping them between land and sea. This was the last war that the colonies fought for.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    With this Treaty, America ended the war as well as gaining their independence.