American Revolution

By claireehmke

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Parliament's attempt to deny the colonists access to western lands after the French and Indian war. Trying to avoid conflict.

  • The Quartering Act

    The British made the colonists house the troops in order to save money. This angered the colonists because they didn't want them there in the first place.

  • The Stamp Act

    Act that required a governnt tax stamp on all legal documents, such as contracts and licenses.

  • Townshend Acts

    A seies of four laws declaring its authority over the colonies.

  • The Boston Massacre

    British troops quartered in Boston opened fire after being harassed b an angry mob of colonists. Five colonists died.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Tea Act taxed the colonists' tea and so they went and dumped merchant ship's tea into the harbor.

  • The Intolerable Acts

    A series of laws, the Coercive Acts, to punish the rebellious colonists.

  • First Continental Congress

    Delegates of colonies met to discuss freedom.

  • Lexington and Concord

    700 British Troops advance toward Concord to sieze the military supplies.

  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

    The first major battle of the Revolutionary War. British won but the battle encouraged the colonists' resistance.

  • The Battle of Saratoga

    The turning point of the war. American victory. Convinced France to support the American cause

  • The Battle at Yorktown

    Washington's opportunity to trap Cornwallis. Lasted about 3 wks, Cornwallis surrendered.

  • The Treaty of Paris

    In it, Britain formally recognized the US as an independent nation.