1. The American Revolution
In Three Easy Parts

2. Part I- The Colonies Get mad
England turns to the Colonies for funding
Stamp Act- required the purchase of specially stamped paper for legal documents
Townshend Acts- Duties on imported goods, including tea
Tea Act- gives advantages to English tea producers
Colonists protest- Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party

3. Part I- The Colonies Get mad
England reacts to protests
The Intolerable Acts- shut down Boston harbor, forced colonists to quarter troops, imposed martial law on Boston

4. Part I- The Colonies Get mad
First Continental Congress demand rights, step up militia formation
Clash at Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill- deadliest battle
Second Continental Congress creates the Continental Army, drafts the Olive Branch Petition, a last-ditch attempt to avoid war

5. Part II- The English Get Serious
July 4,1776- The Declaration of Independence
The first true battles of the Revolutionary war
were hard losses for the Continental Army-
New York, Philadelphia, Charles Town
A few wins such as Trenton and Saratoga keep
hope alive
Saratoga serves as a turning point

6. Part III- The Colonies Get Even
The French send over troops, strategists,
turn the tide of the war (Marquis de Lafayette)
The Continental victory at Yorktown breaks the resolve of the English
Treaty of Paris ends the war in 1783