American History

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    An act that the British put tax and Stamps on all paper products. From cards, newspaper, and such.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    Angry citizens were throwing snowballs at British soldiers. So one soldier retaliated and shot into the crowd of people. This then caused a few more soldiers to shoot.
  • Tea Tax

    Tea Tax

    The Tea Act, granted the British East India company tea monoply on tea sales in the American Colonies. And was passed by Parliament.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    The first military engagments of the American Revolutionary War. General sent out regiments of British soldiers quartered in Boston.
  • Bunker (Breeds) Hill

    Bunker (Breeds) Hill

    Fought during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. The British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

    It is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. Independence from Great Britain to people in the thirteen Colonies
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress. It was met at the Pennsylvania State House
  • Battle at Trenton and Princeton

    Battle at Trenton and Princeton

    General George Washington's army crossed the icy Deleware State. Won two crurial battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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    Battle at Saratoga

    A decisive victory over the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. Marked a climax for the campaign.
  • Continental Wintering At Valley Forge

    Continental Wintering At Valley Forge

    General Cornwallis and George Washington led his troops during winter, causing many of them to die. Most of troops lost most of their soldiers.
  • War in the South/Charlston

    War in the South/Charlston

    Was the central area of operations in North America. In the second half in the American Revolutionary War, was the Southern Theatre.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    Approximately 5,500 French Soldiers landed in Rhode Island to assist their American Allies. And the British controlled New York City.