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Paul Revere
Paul Revere was a silver smith that helped organize and lead the group The Sons of Liberty -
Treaty of Paris (1763)
The Treaty of Paris ended the French-Indian war. It gave a lot of French land to the British. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 added boundaries for the colonists and gave lands to the Native Americans. The colonists were indignated by this Proclamation as they felt that the lands were owed to them and it was often disobeyed. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act of 1765 added more taxes to the American colonists. it created outrage among the colonists, as they felt that the taxes were unwarranted. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act of 1765 made it so that Americans were required to provide shelter and supplies to British soldiers. It caused tensions between the Americans and the British. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts added more taxes on colonial goods. It was enacted shortly after the repeal of the Stamp Act. It incensed the colonists. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fracas which occured between British soldiers and American citizens in Boston. British soldiers in Boston were swarmed by a crowd of American citizens, shot into the crowd, and killed five civillians while injuring six others. This created rage among American citizens. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest by American colonists against British taxes in which American colonists dressed as Native Americans and threw tea overboard ships in the Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of acts passed by the British government in order to try to frighten and intimidate the colonists into submission to Great Britain. -
First Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, on September 5th 1774. It contained delegates from almost all of the colonies and discussed the situation between them and Great Britain. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the Revolutionary war. The battles took place between American militia and British soldiers. -
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The Span of the Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War spanned from 1775-1783. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine between 1775 and 1776 which incited the American Revolution by talking about the need for seperation from Great Britain. -
Declaration of Inependence
The Declaration of Independence proclaimed that the American colonies were independent from Britian. It signified the founding of the USA. -
Hessians
The Hessians were German soldiers who fought for the British during the Revolutionary War. They lost many soldiers to American militia. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga is regarded as the turning point in the Revolutionary War. it ended with a British surrender. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the final decisive battle of the Revolutionary War. The forces of the American Continental army combined with the French army lead to Cornwallis' surrender on October 19, 1781. It is also sometimes known as the Siege of Yorktown, the German Battle, or the Surrender of Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris (1783)
The Treaty of Paris was the treaty which ended the Revolutionary War.
