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American Revolution - SAP

  • French/Indian War

    French/Indian War

    War between France and Great Britain, Britain won.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    A law stating that the colonists could NOT go past the Appalachian Mountains.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    A tax on imported goods
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    Tax on printed papers.
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act

    Tax on common goods.(grocery shopping tax)
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    British soldiers fire upon rioting colonists.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    A law stating that all colonies must buy tea from a certain company.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    A group called The Sons of Liberty, dressed as Indians, threw all crates of tea in the ocean.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    The British response to the Boston Tea Party. Basically said “starve the colonies into submission.”
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    The colonies’ response to the Intolerable Acts.1774
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    First shots of the Revolutionary War.
    Shot heard ‘round the world.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    Met during the war, started to write the DoC.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    The battle was turned the tides of war. France came in to assist the US.
  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge

    General Washington lead his army to Valley Forge to receive training from the French army.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    The last battle of the Revolutionary War.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    A treaty signed in Paris recognizing American independence.