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It was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British parliament The British did this because they needed money because they were in war (7 years war). This made the Americans really mad because everything was more expensive. -
The British parliament put taxes on the American colonists. They thought this was an abuse of power. British troops went to Boston to enforce the Townshend rules. -
It was a fight between American colonies and the British because of the tax laws. It started just with a small fight and ended with a slaughter -
It was a political protest made by the American colonists against the British. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea in their harbor -
The American colonists did a lot of rebellious stuff that upset the British parliament. In response they created the coercive acts to restore order. This made the colonists mad because they were repressed again. -
The 13 American Colonies had a Continental Congress for the first time (it was like a government) -
New England soldiers faced the British army for the first time in a pitched battle. People known as "The Battle of Bunker Hill," bloody fighting took place throughout a hilly landscape of fenced pastures that were situated across the Charles River from Boston. -
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet about the American colonies' independence. This helped them to start the revolution. -
Written by Thomas Jefferson the Declaration of Independence was approved on July 2 and adopted on July 4th 1776. The Declaration stated the political separation between America and Great Britain. -
After crossing the Delaware River in a treacherous storm, General George Washington's army defeated mercenaries at Trenton. The victory busted the morale of the American troops. -
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. American forces surrounded and defeated the British army under General Hohn Burgoyne at Saratoga in New York State. -
The Battle of Kings Mountain was an American victory over British forces in South Carolina. The battle was important in that it came after many defeats in the area and improved moral among American forces. -
The Battle of Cowpens was a turning point in the American southern campaign to liberate South Carolina from British control. This battle led to the end of the war and the defeat of the British. -
After the battles in South Carolina left his army in terrible condition, General Charles Cornwallis retreated to the Virginia city of Yorktown. It was there in 1781 that a combined French and American army led by George Washington defeated and captured General Cornwallis and his army. This defeat was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War and forced Great Britain to decide to come to the negotiating table.