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French And Indian War (The Beginning...)
The Colonists wanted to have more land so they moved Westward. But the French were moving Southward, and that made conflict. -
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American Revolution
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a large killing of 5 colonists. They where killed because they allegedly threw a snow ball at some of the British troops. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was a peaceful protest where colonists threw over 92,000 pounds of tea off a British boat into the ocean, because they were upset about the Tea act. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
The battle of bunker hill was a battle that took place in Charlestown Massachusetts. -
Washington Crosses the Delaware river
Washington crossed the Delaware river on Christmas night and commanded a surprise attack on hessian soldiers. Temperatures were freezing and even though odds were low they killed all the hessians. -
Siege of Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown was the last battle before America was completely independent. They made the British surrender and then Britain were sore losers because we are better than them. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first president of the U.S and commanded many battles in the revolutionary war. He was also one of the founding fathers.
