The American Revolution

By Matthew Gomez
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    It cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon. Which stopped the from purchasing more.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    This is important because it stopped the Americans from settling on French land. Which stopped them from crossing the mountains.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    The Britain taxed all paper goods in the colonies. This event is important because it sparked the idea of "no taxation without representation" in the colonies.
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act

    It was important because it initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. The colonies respond by not purchasing British imports.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    It was caused by a riot in front of the court house by the colonists and the redcoats shot them. This is important because it was used as propaganda to make people hate the british.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    The colonist dumped thousands of crates of tea into the sea. To boycott drinking tea because they didn't wanna pay taxes to the British.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    This is important because it was a series of laws passed by the British to punish the colony for dumping the tea into the sea. They tried stopping the colonies.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    This is important because it was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States. Which helped the make the United States
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord

    It started the war of the American War of Independence. It persuaded many Americans to take up arms and support the cause of independence.
  • Siege of Boston

    Siege of Boston

    It is important because the militia attacked the British successfully. Which helped the militia get farther on.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    This is important because it was the first stage of the American Revolution. Although the British Won
  • Crossing the Delaware

    Crossing the Delaware

    It was important because George surprised attacked the British on Christmas. Which won them the fight.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    This is important because it stopped the British from moving forward. Which was a American Victory.
  • Winter at the Valley Forge

    Winter at the Valley Forge

    It is important because there was low shortages on everything and everyone was getting sick. This caused the army to lose a lot of men to sickness.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    The French surrounded the British in Yorktown. The British surrender and lost the Revolution.
  • Treaty of Paris 1783

    Treaty of Paris 1783

    It is important because it ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States. Which helped build borders.
  • Battle of Long Island

    Battle of Long Island

    British troops attacked American forces stationed on the western end of Long Island, in present-day Brooklyn. Which affected the American forces in a bad way.