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Events of the American Revolution

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    The French and Indian war lasted 7 years it was the French and Indians against the British thanks from the help of George Washington the British won.
  • Stamp Act of 1765

    Stamp Act of 1765

    The British put the Stamp Act of the Americans to raise money for Britain, the Stamp Act put a tax on newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was where the British solders shot five people in the crowd because they were harassing them with them calling
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston tea party was a protest, the Americans were protesting against the taxation without representation which was a rule the British put so by protesting they dumped all the British tea into the Boston harbor.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord marked the start of the American war for Independence it was the Americans first win
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Bunker Hill battle was against the British and the Americans and the British won this one, it was a very bloody battle and more British people died than Americans.
  • Declaration of Independence adopted

    Declaration of Independence adopted

    The Declaration of Independence is a call for the right to statehood rather than individual liberties
  • Articles of Confederation created

    Articles of Confederation created

    The Articles of Confederation was a document that was basically the first constitution but then it sucked so bad that they made a whole new thing
  • Treaty of Paris signed

    Treaty of Paris signed

    The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution and the United States became a independent nation.
  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention was a meeting to decide how America was going to be Governed.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown was the final major battle this is where the British surrender and America gained Independence
  • Bill of Rights adopted

    Bill of Rights adopted

    The American people demanded clear assurances that the new administration would respect their recently acquired freedoms of speech, press, and religion.