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A tax that was set on all American colonoists by the British Parliament. This required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper used.
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Events that caused the Revolution
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4 acts passed by the British Parliament. The taxes were on glass, paint, oil, and lead.
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An event where british soldiers killed 5 civilians.
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Laws set by King George III to punish the colonists for dumping the tea into the harbor.
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The colonists dressed up as native americans and dumped the tea overboard because they wanted to revolt against the British for putting taxes on them.
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The first military engagements of the revolutionary war. At Lexington, it isn't definet who fired the first shot, the colonists or the British regulars.
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The American Colonies against Great Britain
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The first victory for the Americans in the revolutionary war. Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain boys captured the fort.
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The British defeated the Americans at this battle in Massachusetts.
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Meetings that took place in Philadelphia between the thirteen continents before the American Revolution.
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Adopted by the Continental Congress to avoid a war between the thirteen colonies and Great Britain.
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Thomas Paine's published pamphlet of American independence.
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The British forces are forced to evacuate boston following George Washingtons succesful placements on Dorchester Heights.
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Statement adopted by the Continental Congress that the thirteen colonies were independent from Great Britain.
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After the crossing of the Delaware River, George Washington led his troops in and without losing any men, was victorious over the Hessians and British.
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The British general John Burgoyne surrenders to the American general Horatio Gates in New York.
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Continental army, major general, Benjamin Lincoln surrendered forces to the British. This was after the British began to focus on the southern American colonies.
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Americans and French agaisnt the British under Geaorge Washington which resulted in Cornwallis' surrender.
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A peace treaty that ended the war between Great britain and the American Colonists.
