Revolutionary War

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  • Stamp Act of 1765

    Stamp Act of 1765

    The British taxed the 13 colonies on stamps
  • Townshead Acts

    Townshead Acts

    A series of taxes that the British put on their colonies.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    When the British shot on a protest in Boston
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    When the colonies dump up to a million dollars worth of Brithish tea into Boston Bay
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    Retaliation for colonial resistance
  • First Continental Congress Convention

    First Continental Congress Convention

    56 delegates represented all colonies except for Georgia to discuss the Intolerable Acts.
  • Patrick Henry's " Give me liberty or give me death"

    Patrick Henry's " Give me liberty or give me death"

    Patrick Henry to the Virginia Militia
  • Paul Revere's ride and the battles of Lexington and Concord

    Paul Revere's ride and the battles of Lexington and Concord

    Paul Revere rode to warn that the Red coats were coming.
  • Declaration Of Independence Adopted

    Declaration Of Independence Adopted

    The colonies deciding it was time to go to war
  • Washington Crosses The Delaware

    Washington Crosses The Delaware

    Washington's army crossed the Delaware river and launched a surprise attack on the British.

  • Treaty of Pairis ends The War

    British surrendered and gave America its freedom