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The Sons of Liberty was a political organization that would fight for the rights of the colonists and resistance to the British policies. -
The Stamp Act was a British law that required the American colonists to pay a tax on printed materials. It was the first direct tax to raise money for Britain. The colonists strongly opposed this act by protesting and boycotting, and the British later repealed the act in 1776.
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The Boston Massacre was a clash between the British soldiers and the American colonists. It was a crowd of angry protesters, which then resulted in the British firing into the crowd and resulting in five colonists getting killed, including Crispus Attucks. -
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest against the British as a result of their taxation for the expenses of the French and Indian War. It resulted in them dumping 342 chests of British tea into the harbor. -
The First Continental Congress was a meeting that consisted of twelve of the thirteen colonies, which were sent to Carpenter's Hall to discuss the future, considering growing under the British aggression -
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles in the American Revolution. The British were sent to seize the weapons the colonials had stored. They were met by a small militia of colonists, consisting of 70 minutemen, which led to a confrontation between the colonists and the British. -
One of America's major battles during the Revolution. The colonial militias defended their positions near Boston against the British army. The British eventually captured their ground, but it proved that the colonists could hold their own against the British troops. -
"Common Sense" was written by Thomas Paine to convince Americans to push for the idea of "The American Revolution" and made arguments that the American colonists should declare their independence from British rule. -
The Declaration of Independence was a document that announced how the 13 colonies were breaking away from British rule to form a new nation. It also stated the people's natural rights and principles of liberty. It was a mark of the beginning of America's fight to be a self-governing country. -
The Battle of Trenton was a very big victory in the American Revolutionary War. George Washington led a Continental Army in a surprise attack against the Hessian soldiers. This victory showed that the patriots could defeat professional troops. -
The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States. They created a "union" of the 13 states, which they gave power to the state governments and little to the central governements. -
This battle was the last major battle of the American Revolution. It was led by George Washington, alongside him was French general Rochambeau. They surrounded the British army, which then surrendered. This effectively ended the war and secured American independence.
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A series of agreements that were signed to officially end the American Revolution. In this treaty, Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation. -
It was a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787, where the delegates from twelve of the thirteen states gathered to make a new plan of government. They decided to write the U.S. Constitution instead of fixing the Articles of Confederation
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The U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788 after nine of the thirteen states approved it. This had made the Constitution the official framework that replaced the Articles of Confederation