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The Stamp Act was a law that was made on March 22, 1765. The Stamp Act made people pay taxes to help pay for British troops. The people thought it was an unfair law and didn’t like that and they protested and tried to get Britain to undo The Stamp Act.
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The Townshend Acts was a series of laws passed on June 29, 1767. The British taxed goods which made the Americans think they were abusing their power. The British put troops on America to make sure people followed the laws.
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The Boston Massacre was a massacre that took place in Boston on March 5, 1770. British soldiers were being harassed by the people and they shot and killed several people. This event brought together a lot of people who wanted to fight for their independence.
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The Boston Tea Party was a protest by Americans at the Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773 where they threw 342 chests of tea from British ships. The protest motivated a lot of people to stand for their rights. The Americans also tried to hide their identity by pretending to be Mohawk Indians.
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The First Continental Congress was a meeting that involved delegates from the 13 colonies except for Georgia on September 5, 1774. The delegates in the meeting organized a resistance to the Parliament’s Coercive Acts.
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The battles of Lexington and Concord were the battles that started the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775 and a lot of people got killed or wounded. The British won the battle but they lost a lot and that encouraged the Americans to continue.
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The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga was a surprise attack that took place on May 10, 1775. It was when Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold led a group to surprise and capture the fort’s garrison. The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga was the first win for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
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The battle of Bunker Hill was where the Americans defended a hill from the British. The battle of Bunker Hill took place at Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. The battle of Bunker Hill was a significant battle in the American Revolution because even though the Americans lost the battle, they took out a lot of the British soldiers which helped them win the war.
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The Battle of Quebec was fought on December 31, 1775. The Americans tried to take over Quebec City but the British defended it well. The battle was America’s first major defeat and they lost a lot.
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The Declaration of Independence is a document that was made on July 4, 1776. The document announced that Americans were not a part of the British anymore and that they were declaring war on Britain. They wanted to be free from Britain's rule.
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The Battle of Saratoga was a very significant win for the Americans. It started at September 19, 1777 and ended at October 17, 1777. The Battle of Saratoga was called the turning point of the American Revolutionary War because they got a battle win and France came to help them.
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The Articles of Confederation was an agreement to plan a government. It was approved on November 15, 1777 after debate. It was signed by 48 people from the 13 states. The Articles of Confederation created a weak government and didn’t work.
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The Battle of Monmouth was on June 28, 1778 and the British won the battle. The significance of the battle was that after the British left, the Americans took the battlefield and just settled there. The Battle of Monmouth was also the longest one day battle in the war.
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Baylor’s Massacre was a surprise attack on the Americans on September 27, 1778. All of it was under Colonel George Baylor which is why it is called Baylor’s Massacre. The result of the surprise attack was another win in the war for the British.
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The Capture of Savannah was a battle fought on December 29, 1778. The British launch a surprise attack on the Americans who were defending Savanna, Georgia. The British won the battle and took Georgia.
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The Siege of Savannah was a battle that took place on September 16, 1779. The Siege of Savannah was a failed attempt by the Americans and the French to take back Georgia because it was the only place that the British took. The Siege of Savannah was one of the deadliest battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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Major John Andre was a major in the British Army and he was caught by Americans when they found some papers in his boots. They found him guilty of spying on them. They then hanged him on October 2, 1780.
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The Battle of Yorktown was the last battle of the American Revolutionary War. After the British surrendered The Battle of Yorktown, they considered a peace. The battle lasted around 3 weeks from September 28, 1781 to October 19, 1781 and hundreds of soldiers died.
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The DeWint House was George Washington’s headquarters. It was his headquarters when he was Commander-in-Chief during the American Revolutionary War. He used it from April of 1782 to April of 1783.
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The Treaty of Paris was a treaty signed in Paris by representatives of King George III and representatives of America and Canada. It was signed on September 3, 1783 and officially ended the American Revolutionary War. It took a long time to write because there wasn’t a good transportation back then.
