Revolutionary war

Revolutionary War

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act was a tax on paper products.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    The Quartering Act is when the colonists had to provide provision and housing for the British soldiers.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was a riot in Boston arising from the resentment of Boston colonists.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Boston Tea Party was a raid on British ships that were full of tea. The colonist dressed up as Native Americans and threw tea of the ship to show that the tax on tea was unfair.
  • Lexington & Concord

    Lexington & Concord
    The battle of Lexington & Concord was the first battle of the Revolutionary War.
  • Revolution

    Revolution
    A revolution is an over through in government. Which is how the Revolutionary War started because the British started taxing the colonists.
  • Bunker Hill

    Bunker Hill
    The battle of Bunker Hill was the first great battle of the Revolutionary War. It was called the battle of Bunker Hill because the British drove Americans to Bunker Hill after they ran out of gun powder.
  • Betsy Ross

    Betsy Ross
    Betsy Ross was famous for creating the American flag.
  • Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin
    Benjamin Franklin is one of the people that helped create the Declaration of Independence and also signed the Declaration of Independence.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    A formal statement for freedom. The declaration of independence is to declare the patriots freedom.
  • George Washington crossing the Delaware River

    George Washington crossing the Delaware River
    This was the first move as a surprise which was established by General George Washington.
  • Yorktown

    Yorktown
    The battle of Yorktown was the last battle of the Revolutionary war. October 19 is when General Cornwallis surrendered and the war ended
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    The Treaty of Paris was the document that finally ended the Revolutionary War officially.
  • Sources And Credits

    Sources And Credits
    The date of October 5 was used for the purpose of creating a Sources and Credits slide, it has no historical importance to the Revolutionary War.