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American Revolution

By KidZombieKiller

  • Writs of Assistance

    The Writs of Assistance let soldiers of the British army check the homes of the colonists.

  • The Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Treaty of 1763, was signed by Spain, France, and Great Britain after the victory of The Seven Years War.

  • Pontiac's War

    Pontiac's War was when Pontiac, an Indian leader, started a war on the colonists for killing the Indians with disease and treating them unfairly.

  • Sugar Act

    The sugar act put a high tax on sugar and molasses.

  • Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act made it to where all colonists that had a solider knock on their door had to take care of them

  • Stamp Act

    The Stamp act is where the colonists had to pay tax on every single printed piece of paper.

  • Declaratory Act

    The Declaratory act made it to where the British had the same power as they do in the colonies. This act accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act.

  • Townshend Acts

    The Townshend Acts were a series of British acts passed starting at 1767

  • Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre is when the British and the Colonists had a small fight and only 5 people died

  • Tea Act

    The Tea Act made colonists pay unnecessary tax for tea. This led to the cause of The Boston Tea Party

  • Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party is when the colonists dressed as Mohawk Indian tribe members and took all the tea from a British sip and threw it all in the ocean.

  • Coercive Acts

    The Coercive Acts were a punishment for the colonists for causing the Boston Tea Party. They were also known as The Intolerable Acts.

  • First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress was when twelve of the thirteen colonies grouped up to talk about the Intolerable acts.

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first steps to American Revolutionary War.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker Hill was where the British soldiers tried to take the hill and won against the colonists.

  • Olive Branch Petition

    It is called this because an olive branch is supposed to be a sign of peace. The colonists tried to make peace with the British King.

  • Second Continental Congress

    The Second Continental Congress was when all thirteen of the colonies grouped up to talk about independence.

  • Common Sense

    It was a brochure that Thomas Paine made to try and get all of the colonies to vote against the British King

  • Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence is when the colonists all voted yes to get freedom from Britain and got it signed.

  • Battle of Trenton

    This is when George Washington sneaked up to the Hessions on Christmas and attacked them and won.

  • Battle of Saratoga

    This is when the British encountered some American soldiers and they fought and the Americans won. After that, the French became allies with them.
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    Winter at Valley Forge