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The Stamp Act
The stamp act was made because Britain had been in debt by a lot of money by fighting the French. Benjamin Franklin eventually overturned this but it only made things worse. -
The Townshend Acts
Parliament wanted to show who was in charge and put a tax on Americans that imported goods from Great Britain. Americans eventually started to boycott British goods. -
The Boston Massacre
Tensions began to form between 200 colonists and 7 British troops which lead to the British Soldiers to open fire on the colonists which was a big propaganda tool the colonists could use to their advantage. -
The Boston Tea Party
The American Colonists wanted to be able to trade with any country they wanted but the British did not want that and they basically told them that they had to trade with the British East India Company which the colonists showed they did not like that rule. -
The Intolerable Acts
The intolerable acts was a way for the British to punish the Massachusetts colonists for dumping so much of something so valuable into the water. British troops were allowed to stay in unoccupied houses and buildings which were paid for by the colonists. -
Battles of lexington and concord
This was the first military contact of the American revolution and ended with the Americans showing Britain and King George that the Colonists would not take injustice. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle was a costly win for the British, it showed that manpower alone would not win you a war, they took heavy casualties and the Americans retreated only because they ran out of ammunition. This also gave a heavy boost in moral for the Americans, seeing as it was possible for them to statistically win against the British. -
The Battle of Quebec
This was the first major defeat the Americans had, they had taken heavy casualties. The Americans were doing well before winning a series of battles, until they fought at Quebec. -
Battle Of Trenton
This was a small but important battle. The Americans suffered 2 frozen to death and 5 wounded, for the British 22 were killed, 92 wounded, 918 captured and 400 escaped. -
Saratoga
It wasn’t so much any single battle but the failure of the British campaign from the north that made this the war’s most significant military turning point. The surrender of a British army encouraged France to openly join the conflict. -
Rhode Island
This failed American campaign, often overlooked as insignificant, not only stopped American military momentum gained from Saratoga and the recovery of Philadelphia, it showed that alliance with France would not bring a speedy end to the war. -
Siege Of Charleston
The siege of Charleston was a major victory for the British and was also a major engagement. The Americans surrendered to the British. -
Battle of Kings Mountain
The annihilation of loyalist militia on the South Carolina frontier forced the British to revise their southern strategy and demonstrated that their overextended forces could be defeated in detail. -
Battle of Cowpens
This sudden defeat of a substantial British force stopped British offensive momentum in the south and renewed the spirits of American forces, initiating the campaign that brought the war to an end. -
Battle of Yorktown / Siege of Yorktown
This was a joint French and American attack with George Washington leading them with an army of seventeen thousand he forced nine thousand British troops to surrender, this was the most important battle of the American Revolution. -
Articles of Confederations
This was an agreement of all the 13 original states this served as the first constitution. It was approved after much debate. -
Treaty of Paris (1783)
This was signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America. -
US Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. -
George Washington becomes President.
George Washington was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and founding father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. -
Bill Of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual, like freedom of speech, press, and religion.
