American Revolution Illustrated - Makayla Lewis

  • Navigation Acts

    Navigation Acts

    The Navigation Acts were laws passed by the British Parliament to boost the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by limiting colonial trade to England and reducing reliance on foreign goods.
  • French-Indian war

    French-Indian war

    The French and Indian War began in 1754 and concluded with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. This war resulted in significant territorial expansion for Great Britain in North America. However, conflicts over the frontier that followed caused dissatisfaction among the colonies and eventually led to the American Revolution.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    British parliamentary provision, which required conial authorotires to provide food, drinks, quarters, and transportation to british forces station in their towns or vikllages.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    Was an act of the parliament of great britain which imposed direct taxes on newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, playing cards, dice, etc. Which were issued by Britain., they were affixed for proof on documents or packages to show that the tax for it had already been paid.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    Prompted taxes on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea to aid pay for governing the American colonies.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    A deadly confrontation in Boston, in which 9 british soldiers shot numerous crowds of three or four-hundred semi-innocent beings, though some were harassing them verbally, along with throwing many objects.
  • Boston Tea party

    Boston Tea party

    An act of political and commercial protest by the American colonies, involving the dumping of British tea into the sea.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    A series of 4 laws that took away self-governance, passed by the british parliament to punish the colony of massachusetts for the boston tea party.
  • Battle of Lexington & Concord

    Battle of Lexington & Concord

    Massachusetts colonists defied British authority, fought redcoats, and embarked on a prolonged war to earn their independence after years of anticipation for the first conflict of the American Revolution.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    Late 18th-century delegates from the 13 colonies united to support the American Revolution and its associated war.
  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition

    Adopted by congress, to be sent to the King as a last attempt to stop formal war from being declared.
  • Common sense

    Common sense

    A 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775-1776 advocating independence from Great Britain for the people in the 13 colonies.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The US Declaration of Independence is the founding document that declared independence from Britain and established the principles upon which our government and identity are based.
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    An agreement among the 13 states of the US, that served as the nation's first glance of government.
  • Daniel Shays' Rebellion

    Daniel Shays' Rebellion

    It was an armed uprising in western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis that highlighted the weaknesses of the AOC.
  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

    Met to address the problems of the weak central govt. that existed under the AOC.