American Revolution

By GMylott
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    *Ratified by Britain parliament under king George the III
    *Imposed tax on all papers and official documents in American colonies (No taxation without representation)
    *Repealed in 1766
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    *The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770
    *British soldiers shot five colonists after firing into a crowd
    *Caused by Townsend acts, Occupation of Boston, killing of Christopher Seider
  • The Intolerable Act

    The Intolerable Act

    *Punitive laws passed by the British parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party
    *The laws aimed to punish Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    *The 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain.
    *The Declaration summarized the colonist’s motivations for seeking independence
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    British surrender forecast the end of British rule in the American colonies Also known as the Siege of Yorktown
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    *This treaty, signed on, September 3, 1783 between the American colonies and Great Britain
    *Ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation
  • U.S Constitution

    U.S Constitution

    *A convention of states in Philadelphia proposes the constitution
    *Replaces the much looser central government operating under the Articles of Confederation
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    *First stage of the Revolutionary War
    *Named after the Bunker Hill in Charlestown
    *The British capture Charlestown
    *British suffered 1,054 casualties (highest number of casualties suffered by the British in the entire war