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Stamp Act
A Tax in which requires colonists to purchase special stamps to prove payment or tax. The colonist reacted by boycotting the tax. Link-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/O!_the_fatal_Stamp.jpg -
Sons of Liberty
An underground organization led by Sam Adams were most notably recognized because they boycotted the Parliaments Acts.
*no specific day of which they were founded so I just choose one. Link-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/US_Sons_OfLiberty_9Stripes_Flag.svg/220px-US_Sons_OfLiberty_9Stripes_Flag.svg.png -
Declatory Act
The day Parliament repealed the Stamp Act they passed the Declatory Act which states that Britain has full right to tax the colonies and the people of America "in all cases whatsoever." Link-http://edu.glogster.com/media/5/25/19/40/25194005.jpg -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed by Parliament relating to the colonies in America.
*Again no specific date for the event Link-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/CharlesTownshend.jpg/220px-CharlesTownshend.jpg -
Boston Massacre
After being taunted by a mob of colonist British troops fire on the civilians killing 5 and injuring 6 other. Link-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Boston_Massacre_high-res.jpg/510px-Boston_Massacre_high-res.jpg -
Tea Act
The Act was put in place in order to help the British East India Company survive so now they would have full control over the tea trade in the cololinies. Link-http://alexanderstreet.typepad.com -
Boston Tea Party
The Colonist responded to the Tea Act by dressing like "Indians" and Dumping 18,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor. Link-http://users.freshpond.net/t/tharbour@readingdotk12dotmadotus/4632/33/btp_pic9.jpg -
Intolerable Acts
King George III tightens his control over the colonies by passing another serries of laws, some of these laws include Closing Boston Harbor and the Quartering of troops. Link-http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/gastudiesimages/Intolerable%20Acts%20Graphic.jpg -
1st Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from 12 colonies that met in Philidelphia in response to the Intolerable Acts. Link-http://www.sonofthesouth.net/revolutionary-war/political/continental-congress.jpg -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord were the first military battles fought in the Revolutionary war. Link-http://content.answcdn.com/main/content/img/getty/1/2/51862212.jpg -
2nd Continental Congress
The 2nd Continental Congress met soon after the revolution had started and the congress took charge in the war effort, and soon after brought forth the Declaration of independence. Link-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Congress_voting_independence.jpg/250px-Congress_voting_independence.jpg -
Common Sense
Common Sense was the name of the pmphlet written by Thomas Paine which was the most "incendiary and popular pamphlet of the entire revolutionary era." Link-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Commonsense.jpg/200px-Commonsense.jpg -
Battle of NY
The battle of NY was won by the Brittish. It pushed the colonists back to Pennsylvania and really made the colonist work to get the victory in the next battle. Link-http://www.nationalguard.mil/resources/photo_gallery/heritage/images/longisland.jpg -
Declaration of Independence
Document written by Thomas Jefferson which stated that America was no longer part of the Brittish Empire. Link-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Writing_the_Declaration_of_Independence_1776_cph.3g09904.jpg/449px-Writing_the_Declaration_of_Independence_1776_cph.3g09904.jpg -
Battle Trenton
George Washington led 2,400 men across the Deleware river to Trenton and there they beat the Brittish with a suprise attack. Link-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Battle_of_Trenton_by_Charles_McBarron.jpg/300px-Battle_of_Trenton_by_Charles_McBarron.jpg -
Battle of Saratoga
The Americans surrounded Burgoyne and he was forced to surrender in Saratoga, and as most would say this battle is recognized as the turning point of the war. Link- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Surrender_of_General_Burgoyne.jpg/250px-Surrender_of_General_Burgoyne.jpg -
Battle of Yorktown
The American surround General Lord Cornwallis and force him to surrender in Yorktown. Link-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Surrender_of_Lord_Cornwallis.jpg/300px-Surrender_of_Lord_Cornwallis.jpg -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris confirmed U.S independance and set the boundaries for the new nation Link-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/PreliminaryTreatyOfParisPainting.jpg/300px-PreliminaryTreatyOfParisPainting.jpg
