The American Revolution

  • proclamation of 1763

    proclamation of 1763

    a paper that made it so amarican colonist where prohibited from settling on land acquried from the french his measure advanced British governmental efforts to discourage expansion
  • the sugar act

    the sugar act

    it was a tax against sugar molasis and other american imported goods.
    the act was also called the Plantation act or the revenue act
    this tax was against the american people
  • stamp act

    stamp act

    it was an act to help pay the british troops but it was an attempt because it was not succesful to make enough for them to be paid probbaly because americans helped prevent this act from helping the french
  • townsend act

    townsend act

    a series of meusures passed by the british parlement and it taxed the american colinist to make it harder for the american people to settle and be a succesful good colony these made it harder for that to happen
  • boston massacure

    boston massacure

    — The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American and british armies
  • tea act

    tea act

    the tea act gave the East India Company a tax break on their tea, which made it cheaper than tea that was being smuggled into the colonies from other places.
  • qaurtering act

    qaurtering act

    this was an act that allowed goveners rather than the legistatures to find homes and buildings to live in or rather for the troops of their army to live in and this only further enraged colonist
  • boston tea party

    boston tea party

    The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773 by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts.
  • first continental congress

    first continental congress

    oversaw the war effort, raised the Continental Army, made the Declaration of Independence, and drafted the Articles of Confederation. With the ratification of the articles, the Second Continental Congress became the Congress of the Confederation
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    the second continental congress was the late-18th-century meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and its associated Revolutionary War that established American independence
  • battle of bunker hill

    battle of bunker hill

    Bunker Hill Battle Facts and Summary American Battlefield Trust
    The American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army. The fierce fight confirmed that any reconciliation between England and her American colonies was no longer possible
  • olive branch petition

    olive branch petition

    adopted by Congress to be sent to the King as a last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared. The Petition emphasized their loyalty to the british armies at the time
  • common sense

    common sense

    sound practical judgement concerning everyday matters, or a basic ability to perceive understand and judge in a manner that is shared by nearly all people.
  • the declaration of independace

    the declaration of independace

    The Declaration of Independence | National Archives
    The Declaration of Independence states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based. Unlike the other founding documents, the Declaration of Independence is not legally binding, but it is powerful.
  • battle of new york

    battle of new york

    New York and New Jersey campaign, a series of battles for control of New York City and the state of New Jersey in the American Revolutionary War.
  • the battle of trenton

    the battle of trenton

    In the Battle of Trenton Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. A week later he returned to Trenton to lure British forces south, then executed a daring night march to capture Princeton
  • the battle of saratoga

    The battle of saratoga was a turning point in the revolutionary war. The American defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war.
  • battle of saratoga

    battle of saratoga

    One of the most decisive American battles of the Revolutionary War, Saratoga ended British general John Burgoyne's attempt to control the Hudson River Valley and this was a very sagnificant battle
  • valley forge

    valley forge

    The park features 3,500 acres of meadows, woodlands, and monuments commemorating the sacrifices and perseverance of the Revolutionary War generation.
  • battle of monmouth

    battle of monmouth

    Although tactically a draw, it was a strategic victory and a political triumph for the Continental Army and General Washington. The Army had absorbed its Valley Forge training and stood as equals to the British in a large
  • battle of york town

    battle of york town

    British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army of some 8000 people to General George Washington at Yorktown, giving up any chance of winning the revolutionary war
  • treaty of paris

    treaty of paris

    between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.