American revolution

American Revolution

By Reigne

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    Parliament passed the Sugar Act, taxing sugar and coffee.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Parliament pass the stamp act which taxed any paper products such as newspaper, playing cards, stamps, ect.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    British soldiers open fired on a crowd that was pelting them with snowballs and rocks. 5 people died, the first one being a black man named Crispus Attucks.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    Some colonists hurled a cargo of British tea into the harbor to protest a tax on tea. The incident led parliament to impose punishment and make the taxes higher causing even more fights.

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution
    Tensions between the colonist and British finally erupted into a war at the battle of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.The Continental Congress met again to form an army and George Washington as their commander.

  • Declaration on Independence

    Declaration on Independence
    The Second Continental Congress met and voted to declare independence from Britain.There are many Enlightenment ideas in the Declaration of Independence such as the idea that all people are entitled to certain rights just by virtue of being human. Another is the belief that a government's legitimacy comes from the consent of the governed. Finally, the Declaration of Independence incorporates the idea that a government's main purpose is to protect the rights of the people.

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    American troops defeated the British.This caused the French to join the American's side. Over 5, 895 British and Hessian soldiers surrendered their arms.

  • British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia

    British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
    The French fleet blockaded Chesapeake Bay causing Washington to force a British surrender.General Cornwallis surrendered his troops.

  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention
    Took place in Philadelphia. Discuss improvements to Articles of Confederation

  • Ratification of the US Constitution

    Ratification of the US Constitution
    The U.S. Constitution was adopted and signed, but signing wasn't enough.It had to be ratified by 9 of the 13 states before it became binding. The Enlightenment helped bring a new way of thinking which brought on the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.