American revolution

American Revolution

By mrorangepencil

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act was made by the British government on March 22, 1765. The new tax was put on all American colonists and made them to pay a tax on all printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards had been taxed.

  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act
    In 1765, the British government passed the Quartering Act, in which American Colonists had to lend their homes and food to British soldiers.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was an event on March 5, 1770, where British Army soldiers killed people while under attack by a group of people.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    A group of Massachusetts American Revolution colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships in Boston Harbor and dump 342 boxes of tea into the water.

  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act
    Tea Act of 1773 was an act of the Government of Great Britain. The goal was to reduce the huge amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the company survive.

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    The First Continental Congress was a gathering of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies that got together on September 5th 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolutionary War.

  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first fights of the American Revolution.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson and accepted by the Second Continental Congress in 1776.

  • Nathan Hale

    Nathan Hale
    Nathan Hale was an American soldier and spy for the American Colonists during the American Revolution. He volunteered for an spy mission in New York City but was caught by the British and hung.

  • George Washington Sailed The Delaware.

    George Washington Sailed The Delaware.
    George Washington crossed Delaware River, which happened on the night of December 25th through the 26th, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War.

  • The Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris
    The Treaty of Paris in 1783, agreed between the United States and Great Britain, ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized American independence.

  • Credits and Sources

    Credits and Sources
    I got all my images from Google Images and are commercial reusable images with no modifications. The date used has no historical reference.