American Revolution

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    the Proclamation Line prohibited American colonists from going on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War
  • Stamp act

    Stamp act

    The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on papers, documents, and playing cards.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    a riot in Boston which then someone yelled "Fire".The crowd pressed on the soldiers and shots were fired by the Redcoats.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act

    American colonists were mad over the tea tax. They believed the Tea Act was a tactic to gain colonial support for the tax already enforced.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,”
  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts

    four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act.
  • Lexington and Concorde

    Lexington and Concorde

    At Lexington Green, the British were met by approximately seventy American Minute Men led by John Parker. At the North Bridge in Concord, the British were confronted again, this time armed colonists. Red coats were forced to march back to Boston with the Colonists firing on them all the way.
  • The Green Mountain Boys (Ticonderoga)

    The Green Mountain Boys (Ticonderoga)

    Ethan Allen Captured the fort Ticonderoga. Known as the leader of The Green Mountain Boys.
  • Bunker (Breed’s Hill)

    Bunker (Breed’s Hill)

    Americans were defeated by the British.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

    Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. First work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain.
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

    It was adopted on July 4, 1776, by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House
  • Battle at Trenton/Princeton

    Battle at Trenton/Princeton

    general George Washington won the battle in the open field.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    Americans defeated the British, Lifted the patriots moral.
  • Continental Army Wintering  Valley Forge

    Continental Army Wintering Valley Forge

    General George Washington moved the Continental Army to Valley Forge.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    Americans surprised the British in Yorktown, Won the battle of Yorktown
  • War in the South/Charleston

    War in the South/Charleston

    British land and sea campaign that cut off and forced the surrender of Charleston.