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Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774. These laws were given the name "Intolerable Acts" because the Patriots couldn't "tolerate" unfair laws. The British made these laws as punishment for the Boston Tea Party when they threw 1 million dollars worth of tea into the Boston harbor -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting with twelve of the Thirteen Colonies who met from September 5 to October 26, 1774, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the American Revolution to organize colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts. They were trying to get a peace treaty and Britain wouldn't didn't look at it -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord took place on April 19, 1775. The Americans Won the battle of Lexington and Concord by following the British Soldiers while they retreated and picking them off. -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress met in order to review the response of the king to the First Continental congress. Ultimately they decided that George Washington would lead the continental army and make action plans in defense. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
On June 17, 1775, in the Revolutionary War, the British beat the Americans at Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.The Colonists lost the battle but they also did a lot of damage and killed many of the enemies in the battle and it gave them a really big confidence boost. -
The Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was an attempt made by the second continental congress to avoid the american revolution. It promised loyalty to the mother country if they intervened on the British troops and patriots. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine published Common Sense in order to the persuade colonists to declare freedom from Great Britain. He argued that a tiny island should not have control over a large continent and he called King George I I I a ¨royal brute¨ This propaganda piece changed many colonists ideas about freedom and they began to take up arms against Britain. -
The Declaration Of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a document written by Thomas Jefferson. The document was explaining and telling the King why the colonies were splitting up from Great Britain. The colonies wanted to be separated from Great Britain to be free from their laws. -
Battle Of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a small battle during the American Revolutionary War which was on December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. After a small battle won by George Washington, almost the whole Hessian force was caught or captured. -
Battle Of Princeton
In Princeton, New Jersey General George Washington leads Continental Soldiers in battle against British redcoats. The Continental Army emerges victorious. British forces learn that the Continental Army can defeat them! The Continental Soldiers begin to feel confident and continued to enlist in the army, boosting America´s number of soldiers. -
Battle of Saratoga
The continental army ambushed General Burgoyne in Saratoga. Along with the victory and morale boost, this battle led the French to aid the colonial forces in the American Revolution. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was a rough time for the continental army because they didn't prepare enough supplies. Although they lost many great soldiers to lack of food and smallpox; the ones who lived came out stronger in every way. -
Battle Of Yorktown
George Washington, leading 17,000 Continental and French troops, begins the fight known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis 9,000 British troops at Yorktown. The Continental Army emerged victorious. -
Treaty Of Paris
The Treat of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War. Both nations, The United States and Great Britain, signed this tray. Britain officially recognized America as an independent nation, and pushed Americans to treat Loyalist well. As part of the terms of the treaty, America was awarded a chunk of the Ohio River Valley
