Causes of the American Revolution
This act taxed printed materials like newspapers and legal documents.
The Stamp Act
The first battles of the Revolutionary War were fought here in April 1775.
Lexington and Concord
Washington crossed this river on Christmas night before attacking Trenton.
Delaware River
This was Britain’s plan to win the war by focusing on the Southern colonies.
The Southern Strategy
The final major battle of the Revolutionary War.
Yorktown
This act placed taxes on glass, paint, paper, and tea.
The Townshend Acts.
This silversmith warned colonists that the British were coming.
Paul Revere
This 1777 victory convinced France to officially join the war.
The Battle of Saratoga
This battle was a major American victory in the South that weakened British forces.
The Battle of Cowpens
This 1783 treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War.
The Treaty of Paris
This act gave the British East India Company control of tea sales in the colonies.
The Tea Act
This 1770 event involved British soldiers firing into a colonial crowd.
The Boston Massacre
This winter camp became a training ground where the army became more professional.
Valley Forge
This British general led forces in the South and later surrendered at Yorktown.
General Cornwallis
This American general kept the army together during retreats and led the Continental Army to victory.
George Washington
These laws punished Boston after the Tea Party and closed its harbor.
The Intolerable Acts
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor during this protest.
The Boston Tea Party
This Prussian officer helped train Washington’s army at Valley Forge.
Baron von Steuben
What did our ally provide us with to help support our cause for independence?
Gold, Gunpowder, and Professional Soldiers
This country became America’s most important wartime ally after Saratoga.
France
This law required colonists to house British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
This early battle in New York was a major defeat that forced Washington to retreat.
The Battle of Brooklyn
This battle lowered British morale even though they won.
Bunker Hill
This ally blocked British escape by sea at Yorktown.
The French Navy
This document formally declared independence from Britain in 1776.
The Declaration of Independence