The American Revolution

By Ryleighalexander
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act

    Who: King George ||
    What: Parliament of Great Britain
    Where: French and Dutch West Indies
    When: 1764
    Why: To cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    Who: King George |||
    What: Declaration of Rights and Grievance’ s
    Where: 13 Colonies
    When: 1765
    Why: stop Britain from taxing us
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    Who: Thomas Hutchinson
    What: To throw the tea into the Boston harbor
    Where: Boston,Province of Massachusetts
    When: 1774
    Why: to protect British parliaments tax on tea
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

    Who: Thomas Jefferson
    What: Government exists to protect individuals rights
    Where: Philadelphia
    When: May 1775 and in the summer of 1776
    Why: To establish the United States as an independent nation
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    Who: George Washington
    What: seeing the victory France the Netherlands and Spain enter the war on the American side
    Where: Saratoga, Stillwater
    When: 1777
    Why: Turning point in the war
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    Who: General Charles Cornwallis
    What: To trap the British southern army
    Where: Yorktown,Virginia
    When: 1781
    Why: to have peace negotiations and to end the war
  • The Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris

    Who: Benjamin Franklin
    What: It was a territory much larger than the 13 colonies
    Where: paris
    When: 1783
    Why: to end the American Revolution
  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

    Who: United States
    What: to establish a federal government with more specific powers
    Where: Philadelphia
    When: 1787
    Why: To address the problems of the weak central government