Revolutionary War

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    British put taxes on all paper documents, which the colonists hated.
  • Stamp Act Repealed

    Stamp Act Repealed

    King George III repealed stamp act.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    King George III created this to replace the stamp act. It put taxes on lead, paper, and paint.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    6 people died in British versus colonists fight.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    A group of colonists dumping British tea off their boats.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    Representatives from every state to form a congress.
  • Battle of Lexington

    Battle of Lexington

    The Revolutionary war's start.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    The British victory over the colonists on Reed's hill.
  • Battle of Quebec

    Battle of Quebec

    America tried to get Canada, but the British won.
  • Burgoyne Surrenders at Saratoga

    Burgoyne Surrenders at Saratoga

    Americans get some hope at the battle of Saratoga.
  • British Leave Philadelphia

    British Leave Philadelphia

    French Navy scares away British from fighting.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    The last war, which the colonists won.