American Revolution

By pereze5

  • Writs of Assistance

    This was basically a search warrant for all British officials to be able to search the colonists whenever they wanted.

  • Treaty of Paris 1763

    A document that ended the French and Indian war. Britain takes Frances territory and France is no longer a power in the new world.

  • Pontiacs Rebellion

    Chief Pontiac leads attacks against settlers in the Ohio river valley. They capture many of the smaller forts.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    This act forbade the colonists from settling past the Appalachian Mountains.

  • Sugar Act

    This act added taxes to all Sugar and Molasses in the colonies.

  • Stamp Act

    This act required the colonists to pay tax on every piece of paper that they used.

  • Declaratory Act

    This act repealed the Stamp act and told the colonists that they are being taxed the same as the citizens of Britain. This was declaring that even though they repealed acts that the king was still in control of them.

  • Townshend Acts

    This act added taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea imported into the colonies.

  • Boston Massacre

    A British army shot at civilians after being attacked by a mob of angry colonists. 5 people were killed and the soldiers were put on trail.

  • Tea Act

    This act got rid of all of the taxes except for the tax on tea. The colonists still believe that this isn't enough.

  • Boston Tea Party

    The colonies want all taxes to be relinquished, even the tea tax. So to teach Britain a lesson they dress up as Indians and dump all of the tea into the harbor. This makes Britain very angry.

  • Quartering Act

    This required the colonists to provide British soldiers with accommodations and housing. The colonists also had to feed the soldier and take care of their needs. This British did this to keep an eye on the colonists.

  • Coersive Acts

    Also know as the intolerable acts, these were passed by Britain to punish the colonists for the Boston tea party. These acts pushed the Americans closer to war with Great Britain.

  • First Continental Congress

    A meeting of the 12 of the 13 colonies. This was a response to the intolerable acts.

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    These battles were the first military engagements between Great Britain and America. They mark the outbreak of armed conflict between the two.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    This battle was fought during the Siege of Boston. Even though the colonies lost this battle they still considered it a win because they killed so many British troops.

  • Olive Branch Petition

    The Olive Branch petition was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. This was a final attempt to avoid a full on war between Great Britain and the Colonists.

  • Second Continental Congress

    This was convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies.The second congress managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence.

  • Common Sense

    Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It is advocating for independence from Britain to the people of the 13 colonies. It encourage common people to fight for egalitarian government.

  • Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress that says that the 13 colonies are now independent states from British rule.

  • Battle of Trenton

    George Washington's army travels across the icy Delaware on Christmas and surprise attacks the British. They are then able to win two crucial battles in the American Revolutionary war.

  • Battle of Saratoga

    This battle changed the course of the war. George Washington's army won against the British by using unique tactics such as "breaking the rules of war". This battle made France believe that the colonies could win and they decided to help them.

  • Winter at Valley Forge

    Valley forge was a military camp where the American army spent the winter. Starvation, lack of supplies, and disease that spread killed most of the American soldiers. Around 2,500 died by the end of February 1778.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    This was a great victory for the Americans. This battle made Britain think that this war was not worth it anymore. This was the last battle of the revolutionary war and lead to the Treaty of Paris.

  • Treaty of Paris of 1783

    The Treaty of Paris marked the end of the Revolutionary war. This official announced the colonies independent states from Britian.