The American Revolution

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (1775-1783)

Britain's Parliament increased taxes on colonists

Boston Tea Party December 1773

Boston Massacre March 1770

Because of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763)

2nd CONTINENTAL CONGRESS May 1775

Battles of Lexington and ConcordApril 1775

1st CONTINENTAL CONGRESS fall of 1774

Coercive Acts, summer 1774

War at Bunker Hill June 1775

Battles at Trenton and Princeton December, 1776

England agreed to begin peace negotiations with the Americans.Treaty of Paris 1783

Battle in Yorktown 1781

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE July 4, 1776

Battles of Saratoga and Monmouth 1777/1778

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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

• July 2: the Continental Congress accepted the idea of independence
• July 4 1776: the Declaration of Independence was accepted by the representatives of 12 states.

• January 1776 : Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense"

• The Congress appointed a committee of five to write the formal declaration.
• The Declaration of Independence states three basic ideas:

1. God made all men equal and gave them the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness;
2. The main business of government is to protect these rights;
3. If a government tries to withhold these rights, the people are free to revolt and to set up a new government.

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

• July 2: the Continental Congress accepted the idea of independence
• July 4 1776: the Declaration of Independence was accepted by the representatives of 12 states.

• January 1776 : Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense"

• The Congress appointed a committee of five to write the formal declaration.
• The Declaration of Independence states three basic ideas:

1. God made all men equal and gave them the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness;
2. The main business of government is to protect these rights;
3. If a government tries to withhold these rights, the people are free to revolt and to set up a new government.