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American Revolution

  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson
    Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding father. He was the father of the deceleration of Independence.
  • Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton
    Alexander Hamilton was was an American statesman. He was one of the founding fathers of the united states. He was also a promoter U.S. constitution.
  • Sugar act

    Sugar act
    The sugar act was known as the American Revenue. It was the law that attempted smuggling in the colonies. They kept reducing the tax rate. It added several products to it such as, hides, skins, and potash.
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act
    The Townshend act was a series passed by the British Parliament. They taxed goods and imported to the American colonist.
  • Boston Massecure

    Boston Massecure
    It was known as the incident on king street. The British army shot and killed 5 people while under harassment.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    It was one of the several measures imposed on the American colonist. This act was not to raise revenue from the colonies to bail out the actor in the British economy.
  • Boston Tea party

    Boston Tea party
    The Boston tea party was a political Protest that occurred on December 16th. They dumped 342 chest of British tea into harbor. This event was the first major act.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    The first continental congress was in carpenters Hall. It was the seat of the Pennsylvania congress. Every single colonist sent delegates except Georgia.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    Lexington and concord was was the first military of the American Revolution.The war lasted around 8 years. From 1775-1783. Hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache.The war ended in 1783 the colonist won their independence.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress
    The Lexington and concord changed everything. in 1775 the redcoats fired in the Boston crowd. in may of 1775 the redcoats stormed Boston in Philadelphia.
  • Bunker Hill

    Bunker Hill
    It was during Siege of Boston. this is where the British defeated the Americans. They both lost lots of their belongings.
  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition
    Was a final attempt by the colonist to avoid going to war with Britain. It was a document where the colonists pledged their loyalty to the crown and asserted their rights as British citizens.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense
    pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. Advocating independence from great Britain.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The declaration of independence was adopted by Continental Congress. It was where the 13 colonies severed their political connections.
  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton
    The Battle of Trenton was a battle during the American Revolutionary War.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    Turning point of the war in favor of the Americans.
  • Siege of Yorktown

    Siege of Yorktown
    known as the Battle of Yorktown. They had over 9,000 troops
  • Treaty of paris

    Treaty of paris
    This was signed in Paris by representatives. This thing ended the American Revolutionary war.
  • George Washington

    George Washington
    George Washington became the president on April 30th, 1789. He served as a general and commander in the colonial armies during the American Revolution.