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Stamp Act
An act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-act -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a killing of five colonist by British regulars on March 5, 1770. http://www.bostonmassacre.net/ -
Tea Tax
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies. http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-tea-act -
Lexington/Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord -
Bunker (Breed's) Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June,17 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-bunker-hill -
Common Sense
Published in 1776, Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. http://www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/ -
Declaration of Indepenence
The Declaration of Independence served the political connections between the thirteen original American colonies and Great Britain. http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/ -
Continental Army wintering at Valley Forge
They were at risk of diseases, they also faced starvation.That is where they spent the winter. This event is symmetrical because both sides took a break.http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/continental-army-enters-winter-camp-at-valley-forge. -
Battle at Trenton/Princeton
The Battle at Trenton/Princeton was a very small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War which took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-trenton-and-princeton -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-saratoga -
Battle of Yorktown
On September 28, 1781, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops. The Siege or known as The Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contigent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-yorktown-begins -
War in the south/Charleston
Among other names also known as the War between the States, was a civil war in the United States of America.http://www.charleston1865.com/1865history.asp
