American Revolution by jeziel sewer

  • Stamp act

    Stamp act

    The colonist had to pay an extra amount of money in order to buy stamps.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    Taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea were applied with the design of raising 40,000 a year for the administration of the colonies.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston tea party was a dirct action by colonist in boston , a town in the british massachusetts, against the britsh gonverment.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    British merchants had lost huge sums of money on looted, spoiled, and destroyed goods shipped to the colonies.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown was one of the last battles of the American Revolutionary War. The engagement lasted 20 days and ended with British Gen charles cornwallis