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Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale was an american spy and solder that was. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission it took place in New York City and captured by the British and executed. -
american revalotion
The colonists of the Thirteen American Colonies didn't agree with the British Monarchy. -
The Stamp Act
The new tax was put on all of the american colonists tea there favorite beverage and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
quartering act
required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. -
boston massacre
The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British,March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers shot and killed people while under intense attack by a mob -
lexington and concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War -
The Declaration Of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress, states the reasons the British colonies of North America sought independence in July of 1776. -
the Battle of Yorktown
In 1781, General George Washington, set a group of soldiers of great amount to begin the seige known as the battle of Yorktown, fighting against the British General Lord Charles Cornwallis. -
Surrender of Cornwallis
The Surrender of Cornwallis is an oil painting by Jhon Trumpbull. The painting was finished in 1820. It hangs in the U.S. capital. -
The treaty of Paris
It ended the revolutionary war and recognized American Independence. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first U.S. president. He was also one of the founders of the United States. -
Boston tea party
On this day in 1773, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships moored in Boston Harbor and dump 342 chests of tea into the water. Now known as the “Boston Tea Party,” the midnight raid was a protest of the Tea Act of 1773
