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Sugar Act
What Are They: Written documentation formally taxing all sugar products in the colonies.
Who initiated: Parliment of Great Britian
Where did they take place: American Colonies
Importance to the American Revolution: Angered a wide variety of colonists and began the overall frustration with British "taxation without representation" -
Stamp Act
What Are they: Formal taxation, taking every paper product colonists use
Who initiated: British Parliment
Where did they take place: American Colonies
Importance: Angered groups of colonists (Gamblers, Lawyers, etc.) and furthered the quest for independence in America. -
Boston Masscre
What are they: British soliders fired and killed five civillians
Who initiated: British Soliders
Where: Boston, Massachusetts
Importance: One of the most important events in turning colonists against King George III -
Tea Act
What are they: Act of the Parliment of Britian, attempted to reduce the massive surplus of tea
Who Initiated: British Parliment
Where: American Colonies
Importance: Lead to the Boston Tea Party, frustrated Colonists because it seemed to contradict the Townshed acts. -
Boston Tea Party
What are they: A political protest led by the sons of liberty, included dumping mass amounts of British tea into the Boston Harbor.
Who Initiated: Sons of Liberty (American Colonist partiot group)
Where: Boston, Massachusets
Importance: Got Britians attention to the colonies, caused the Concilatory Reaction. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Where: Middlesex County, Massachusetts
When: April 19, 1775
Winner/Outcome: Colonial Victory
Significance: Began the Revolutionary War -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Where: Charlestown, Massachusetts
When: June, 17, 1775
Winner/Outcome: British Victory
Significance of Battle: Found to capture "Bunker Hill" -
Declaration of Independence
What are they: American written documents stating there delaraction of freedom from British rule
Who initiated: American Colonists (Founding Fathers - Thomas Jefferson)
Where did they take place:Written in American Colonies, sent to British King George III
Importance: Began the separation and war between Britian and America -
Battle of Trenton
Where: Trenton, New Jersey
When: December 26, 1776
Winner/Outcome: Colonial Victory
Significance of Battle: After suffering multiple loses, and on the verge of giving up, in this battle the Continental Army rallied, boosting the overal moral of the soliders. -
Battle of Saratoga
Where:Stilwater, Saratoga County New York
When: September 19, 1777
Winner/Outcome: British and American Victory
Significance of the Battle: CLimax of the Saratoga Campaign, Two battles were faught, turning point of the War for Colonists. -
Battle of King's Mountain
Where: King's Mountain, South Carolina
When: October 7, 1780
Winner/Outcome: Colonial Victory
Significance of Battle: Pivitol Moment in the Southern Campaign, was a suprising victory and overall raised the Colonists morale. -
Battle of Yorktown
Where: Yorktown, Virginia
When:September 28 – October 19, 1781
Winner/Outcome: Colonial Victory
Significance of Battle: Lat major battle of the American Revolution, resulted in the Treaty of Paris, Declaration of Indpendence being recognized by the British -
Person - Benedict Arnold
Role in War: General for Continental Army, but Late returned to British Army
Battle or Key Event: Battles of Saratoga and Phladellphia (Continental Army)
Dates Lived: January 14, 1741 to June 14, 1801
Loyalist / Partiot: Was partriot, changed to Loyalist -
Person - Thomas Paine
Role in War: Influenced American colonies through his literature Common Sense, expressed views on Enlightenment, and inspired the task of Independence.
Battles or Key Events: Author of Common Sense
Dates Lived: February 9, 1737 to June 8, 1809
Loyalist / Partiot: Patriot -
Person - Lord Cornwallis
Role in War: Leading British General of the British in American Revolution
Battle or Key Events: Surrender at Yorktown
Dates Lived: December 31, 1738 to October 5, 1805
Loyalist / Patriot: Loyalist -
Person - George III
Role: King of Britian during the American revolution, ignored colonists pleas for parliment intervention, ultimately causing the war. Often ignored his advisors, causing the war to extend longer than nesecary.
Battle / Key Events:The American revolution
Dates Lived: June 4th 1738 - January 29, 1820
Loyalist or Patriot: Loyalist -
Person - Thomas Jefferspn
Role in War: Thomas Jefferson impacted America with his role as a founding father in America. He helped write the Declaration of Independence which kickstarted the journey to freedom from Britian.
Battle of Key Event: Writting of The Declaration of Independence
Dates Lived: April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826
Loyalist / Partiot: Patriot -
Person - Mary Draper
Role in War: Assisted the Contenintel Army with food, shelter, medical attention, etc.
Battle or Key Event: Lexington Slam
Dates Lived: April 4, 1719 - Died in 1810
Loyalist / Partiot: Patriot
