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A conflict between England and France over the Ohio River Valley. England and France wanted the valley so they could expand their settlements; seven year war.
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The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act on American colonies. The Stamp Act was a tax on printed materials such as newspapers, posters, pamphlets, etc.
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Patriots were taunting, jeering, and throwing snowballs at British soldiers. Five people were killed and six were wounded.
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The Sons of liberty dressed up as Native Americans to go and dump tea into the Boston harbor.
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Parliament intended to punish Massachusetts and end colonial challenges to British authority.
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A flag designed during the American Revolution by Christopher Godsen. It was used by the Continental Marines as an early motto flag.
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British troops were sent to confiscate weapons at the militia supply in Concord. Patriot leaders sent Paul Revere, Samuel Prescott and William Dawes to warn colonists that the British were coming.
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Colonies gathered around to debate about breaking away from Great Britain and start their own government or not.
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The British were planning on taking over Bunker Hill but the colonies didn't want that to happen. So, they secretly moved onto the Hill. Colonies and the British fought on Bunker Hill. This battle boosted the colonies confidence.
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The Olive Branch Petition was an attempt by the colonists to avoid going to war with Great Britain during the American Revolution.
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A battle won by the American colonies. The American colonies rejected the authority of the British parliament to govern the colonies without representation.
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The battle that convinces the French to side with the American colonies. This was a battle against the British. British surrendered.
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Washington sent 11,000 soldiers to Valley Forge to watch the British that were in Philadelphia. A disease killed thousands of Washington's soldiers.
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A turning point in the south. Patriots fought for independence while loyalists fought for loyalty to England. Ferguson tries to escape but he was shot and killed; buried in England.
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Cornwallis surrenders against the American colonies. This battle turned the world upside down, realized that Great Britain wouldn't be as powerful.
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It was signed by the U.S. and British representatives ending the American Revolutionary War. America became independent.
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A meeting of state delegates to make a new plan of government.
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Federalist papers were written to convince New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution.
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The Bill of Rights were passed to protect freedom of religion, speech, and the press.
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White settlers moved west because they wanted to make a better living.
