american revolution

By britton biggs
  • french and indian war

    french and indian war

    the french and indian war was between the british and french. they fought over the ohio river land.
  • proclamtion of 1763

    proclamtion of 1763

    this was issued by king hery the 3rd. it stated that the colonist couldn't move west of the appliton mountains
  • sugar act

    sugar act

    this act is also known as the american revenue act. it taxed anything to do with sugar.
  • townshend act

    townshend act

    They placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists including the following: New taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea.
  • boston massacre

    boston massacre

    this was also know as the incident on kings street. this was when the British army killed five people
  • tea act

    tea act

    the tea act was a fianal straw in a series of unpopular policies and taxes. this caused the boston tea party
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party

    it was a protest of the sons of liberty. it was led by john adams in Boston Massachusetts
  • intolerable act

    intolerable act

    it was a punitive laws passed by the British Parliament. it was suppoused to punish the Massachusetts colonists.
  • first continental congress

    first continental congress

    this was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies. they met at the carpenters hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    this was the first milatary engagment of the revolutionary war. it was fought in the town of lexington amd concord
  • second continental congress

    second continental congress

    the delegates of the 13 colonies met. it succeeded from the first continental congress
  • common sense

    common sense

    this was a pamphlet. it stated that we should get away from the British.
  • declaration of independence

    declaration of independence

    it was written by Thomas Jefferson. it is a statement adopted by the second congress of the 13 colonies.
  • Washington crosses the Delaware

    Washington crosses the Delaware

    this was leading up to the battle of Trenton. George Washington and his troops crossed the icy river.
  • battle of trenton

    battle of trenton

    this battle was small but colonists need to win it. it took place in the morning of December 26 in New Jersey
  • battle of saratoga

    battle of saratoga

    this battle marked the climax of the war. it gave dicisive victory to the Americans.
  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge

    it was third of eight military encampments. it was ordered by George Washington.
  • France provides aid to the colonists

    France provides aid to the colonists

    France was the primary ally for the colonists. France provided gunpowder, cannons, clothing, and shoes.
  • Siege of Yorktown

    Siege of Yorktown

    this is also known as the battle of Yorktown. About 5,500 French troops landed in Rhode Island to help their American allies beat the British troops.
  • treaty of paris

    treaty of paris

    this treaty ended the Revolutionary War. it was signed by King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America.