The document summarizes key events that led to the American Revolution, including several Acts passed by the British Parliament that taxed the colonists without representation. This grew resentment among colonists and led to events like the Boston Tea Party and battles at Lexington and Concord. The Declaration of Independence was eventually adopted in 1776. France later allied with the colonists, and the Revolutionary War ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1783, granting independence to the former colonies.

1. The American Revolution
By Keelin

2. The French and Indian War was a war between
Great Britain and it’s two enemies, the French
and the Indians of North America. This is one of
a few things that started the Revolutionary war.
French and Indian War 1754-63

3. The Sugar Act
April 5, 1764
The Sugar Act is another thing that started the
war. Here’s why. The King taxed the Colonists
and that made them have to pay extra for sugar,
coffee, indigo and even some kinds of wine!

4. The Stamp Act
March 22, 1765
Again, the King taxed the colonists. But this time
it wasn’t sugar. It was stamps. And in addition to
that, every letter, newspaper, any kind of paper
had to have one of the taxed stamps so they had
to pay for them!

5. Boston Massacre
March 5, 1770
The Boston Massacre started when a colonist started
teasing a guard, then someone threw a club. After that
snowballs were being tossed. By now there were a lot
more people. Then it started getting bad! The British
soldiers fired!!!! FIVE people died! In the picture it looks
like it was the soldiers fault ,but, it was the colonists. The
picture is drawn like that because it was drawn by a
colonist, Paul Revere.

6. Boston Tea Party
December 16, 1773
The Boston Tea Party was not a real tea party. It
did, however, include tea. It started when a
group of colonists, who called themselves the
“Sons of Liberty”, met at the Old South Church
for a meeting. Sam Adams said that they should
do more than just talk. Since there
were still taxes on tea, they
dressed like Indians and dumped
the boxes of tea into the water!

7. First Continental Congress
September 5-October 26, 1774
The First Continental Congress was a meeting
with representatives from twelve different
colonies. There were fifty-six representatives all
together. They all met in Carpenters Hall in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to talk about British
taxes.

8. Paul Revere’s Ride
April 18, 1775
Paul Revere’s ride was a famous ride. It started
with a mission from Dr. Joseph Warren. Paul
rode with William Dawes and Samuel Prescott.
As he rode, Paul shouted, “The Regulars are out,
the Regulars are out,” NOT “The British are
coming, the British are coming, because they
were all British.

9. Battle of Lexington and Concord
April 19, 1775
The battle started in Lexington. It was British
soldiers vs. the colonists. The colonists were told
by they’re captain, John Parker, not to fire until
they could see the “whites of the soldiers eyes”
which was meaning to save ammunition. Then the
“shot heard ’round the world” was heard. We
don’t know who shot first, or which side they
were on. 174 minutemen were wounded and 73
died.

10. Battle of Bunker Hill
June 16, 1775
The Battle of Bunker Hill wasn’t actually on
Bunker Hill. It was on Breeds Hill. The British
soldiers were walking in their regular orderly
fashion, when they heard a gun fire! They were
really confused. Then they figured out the
problem. The minutemen were hiding behind
trees and stone walls. The British were no match
for the colonists. The soldiers were driven back.
Many people died.

11. Declaration of Independence
1776
The Declaration of Independence did great things,
seeing as it was just a piece of paper. The idea
started when the King of England was ruling the
British the way he wanted and not the way they
requested. Then Thomas Jefferson wrote the
Declaration of Independence. When it was finaly
finished about a year later, someone with a really
loud voice stood on a balcony and read it aloud to
all the quiet, listening people that were waiting
below. Soon after that, many people signed it like,
John Hancock, Sam Adams and John Adams.

12. Stars and Stripes
June 14, 1777
The colonists were getting tired of being
connected with England. They decided to have a
flag. A flag of their own. Then George Washington
gave Betsy Ross, a seamstress, a plan of a flag. The
flag had a circle of thirteen stars to represent the
thirteen colonies in one corner and thirteen
stripes, again, to represent the thirteen colonies.
The flag has changed over the years, but the red
white and blue will always be a symbol of
America.

13. Alliance with France
February 16, 1778
Since the colonists had won many battles against
the British soldiers, France realized they were
strong and independent. Then France joined the
colonists as an alliance. They brought supplies
such as soldiers and ships. The British were mad
that the colonists had extra help from France.

14. Treaty of Paris
1783
The Treaty of Paris officially ended the war. The
Treaty was signed in Paris by people like John
Jay, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. The
Treaty was a great thing because the colonists
were finally free from the British! 

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