American Revolution

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    A law passed by the British to prevent the Colonists from moving west of the Appalachian mountain. This leads to confused and angered Colonists, resulting in them breaking this law.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act was another law passed by the British as punishment for Colonists disobeying the Proclamation of 1763. It also paid off for the British's debt from their last war. The Colonists were unhappy about this.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    A fight between the British and the Colonists where the Colonists threw various things at British soldiers, causing the British soldiers to shoot because someone randomly decided to yell "FIRE!"
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act

    The British passed an act saying the Colonists could not get tea from anywhere else except from them because they needed money, and with that they also taxed the tea in order to earn more. The Tea Act only led the sons and daughters of liberty to the Boston Tea Party.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    This was an event where the Sons and Daughters of Liberty disguised themselves as Indians and proceeded to throw crates full of tea in them off boats that were shipping tea into the colonies. It was an act of revolting against the British and their unfairness.
  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts

    Four laws passed by the British in response to the Boston Tea Party, in which these laws acted as punishments. The Colonists disliked this and decided to get together to devise a plan.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    The British came to the Colonies to take their weapons away in order to prevent revolting. This only ended in the British troops suffering many casualties.
  • Bunker (Breed's Hill)

    Bunker (Breed's Hill)

    A battle between the British and the Colonists in which the British won. But even though they won, it feels like a loss because of the major amount of casualties they suffered.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

    The Common Sense Pamphlet was created to in short, give out info about how horrible the British are and to convince Loyalists to become patriots.
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was created to separate the Colonies from Great Britain.
  • Battle at Trenton/Princeton

    Battle at Trenton/Princeton

    General George Washington and his army use a different strategy to defeat the British because they were in desperate need of a victory. This leads to a victory that was well needed.
  • The Green Mountain Boys (Ticonderoga)

    The Green Mountain Boys (Ticonderoga)

    The Green Mountain boys are men who would do anything including fighting for their rights at any cost. This includes them attempting to take over Fort Ticonderoga with the help of a British soldier that was a traitor to the British.
  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge

    A place where George Washington and his troops stayed for 6 months during the winter. During those 6 months, they all got better at fighting and battling to prepare for the future.
  • War in the south/Charleston

    War in the south/Charleston

    A number of fights between the British and the Colonists. The British were traveling over to places to get supplies and strengthen their army but the Colonists would catch up and battle a few battles on their way to Yorktown. War in the South/Charleston
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    The battles that marks the end of the war. This is where the Treaty of Paris was signed to end the American Revolution. The French and the Americans also joined forces to get this entire thing up and going.
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