Article untold truths about the american revolution

Revolutionary War Key Events

By KevinHSG
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    An act by king George the third that added taxes to special paper made in London.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    American's dumping British tea into Boston Harbor to protest the taxes.
  • Intolerable acts

    Intolerable acts

    It was a series of acts to take away colonial rights.
  • Declaration of independence

    Declaration of independence

    The document that made America it's own country, written by Thomas Jefferson, and it included Enlightenment ideas.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    Took place in Saratoga New York. The Colonial army defeated the British. It was a turning point in the war because it convinced France to help the colonists.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    Yorktown Virginia is where the colonists defeated Britain and Commander Cornwallis.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    This treaty marked the end of the Revolutionary war, negotiated by Ben Franklin.
  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

    The first American constitution signed in Philadelphia.