The battle of lexington

American revolution

  • stamp act

    stamp act

    great britain was trying to put a direct tax on the British colonies
  • boston massacre

    boston massacre

    it was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston.
  • boston tea party

    boston tea party

    The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston
  • lexington and concord

    lexington and concord

    in lexington they were trying to take guns and the war started because a random shot went off
  • battle of bunker hill

    battle of bunker hill

    the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.
  • common sense pamphelt

    common sense pamphelt

    pamphelt was pushing ideas of freedom
  • declaration of independince

    declaration of independince

    The Declaration of Independence, the founding document of the United States, was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.
  • battle of trenton/princeton

    battle of trenton/princeton

    Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing.
  • battle of saratoga

    battle of saratoga

    The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign
  • continental army wintering at valley forge

    continental army wintering at valley forge

    George Washington moved the Continental Army to their winter quarters at Valley Forge
  • war of the south/charleston

    war of the south/charleston

    a war that took place during 1778 in charleston
  • battle of yorktown

    battle of yorktown

    The outcome in Yorktown, Virginia marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence.