The American Revolution by Jack Hokanson

By jackhok

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    The French and Indians sided against the British.

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    A tax on sugar by the British. They wanted it to help pay for the war.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Made people pay tax on every piece of paper.

  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act
    Taxed more stuff and took away some freedoms.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    street fight colonist throwing things at the British and British killed some colonist

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    People threw chest of tea to show how much they hated taxes.

  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    Some people were punished for the Boston tea party>.

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    Congress formed in reaction to the Intolerable act.

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
    First battle of the war.

  • George Washington

    George Washington
    Commander an Chief

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Colonist declare their Independence from England.

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    British surrendered 5,000 men to the colonist.

  • Siege of Yorktown

    Siege of Yorktown
    Ends the war, colonist have their Independence

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Ending war colonist are free.