History of the Taxes Imposed by the British Government during the American Revolution in Colonial America | PBS: Boston Tea Party | |
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Boston Massacre | History Place: Boston Tea Party | Stamp Tax Passed |
The Boston Massacre: Facts | Intolerable Acts | Stamp Act Riots and Tarring and Feathering |
7 Reasons for the Revolution | The Stamp Act | Townshend Duties |
Boston Tea Party | Stamp Act Crisis | Townshend Duties Repealed |
Revolution: Boston Tea Party | History.com: The History of the 1765 Stamp Act | Video: Whiskey Rebellion |
Biographies of African Americans Important to History of the American Revolution in Colonial America | |
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Wikipedia: African Americans and the American Revolution | Video: African Americans and the Revolutionary War |
History of the Battles at Sea During the American Revolution in Colonial America | John Paul Jones | Wikipedia: The Bonhomme Richard |
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Importance of The Continental Army During the History of the American Revolution in Colonial America | |
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Wikipedia: The Continental Army and the American Revolution | The US Continental Army |
History of Declaration of Independence | |
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The Declaration of Independence | Liberty: Independence |
Declaration of Independence from the History Channel | People Important to the Declaration of Independence |
Drafting the Declaration of Independence | Account of a Declaration: Biographies |
A History of the Declaration of Independence | Biographies of America's Founding Fathers |
Documents Important to the History of the American Revolution in Colonial America | American Revolution: Documents |
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Primary Documents of the American Revolution | Documents Important to the Struggle for Independence |
Historical Events Important to the History of the American Revolution in Colonial America | |
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Committee of Correspondence | Congress Declares Independence |
Revolutionary America: Committees of Correspondence | Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress |
Continental Congress | Second Continental Congress |
First Continental Congress | Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention |
History of the Flags FLown During the American Revolution in Colonial America | Flags of the American Revolution |
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Historical Flags of the American Revolution | American Revolutionary War Flags |
History of United States Flag of America | |
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Betsy Ross | Betsy Ross Biography |
Importance of the Forts during the American Revolution in Colonial America | |
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Frontier Forts in the American : Complete Description and Pics | Listing and Historical Facts - American Revolutionary War Forts |
Maps Important to History of the American Revolution in Colonial America | Interactive Battle Maps |
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Famous Revolutionary War Quotes | Famous Revolutionary War Quotations |
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History of The Liberty Bell | Video: History of The Liberty Bell |
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The Liberty Bell - an Icon | The Liberty Bell - from Wikipedia |
Importance of the Loyalists during the History of the American Revolution in Colonial America | Who Were the Loyalists? |
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Loyalists and the American Revolution | Loyalists - from Wikipedia |
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Importance of the Native Americans During the American Revolution in Colonial America | |
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Native Americans and the American Revolution | The American Revolution: Importance of Native Americans |
Importance of the Patriots During the History of American Revolution in Colonial America | Sons of Liberty and the American Revolution |
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Patriots of the American Revolution | Sons of Liberty Video |
Sons of Liberty | Sons of Liberty - from Wikipedia |
People Important to the American Revolutionary War |
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Important People to the American Revolutionary War
Famous People to the American Revolutionary War
Key People to the American Revolutionary War
People Important to Turning Points of the American Revolution in Colonial America | |
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Henry Knox | Marquis de Lafayette |
U.S. History.org: Thaddeus Kosciuszko | Baron Friedrich von Steuben |
Wikipedia: Thaddeus Kosciuszko | Who Served Here: Baron von Steuben |
Important Photos of the American Revolution in Colonial America | How Stuff Works: Revolutionary War Pictures |
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Importance of Slavery During the American Revolution in Colonial America | |
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Slavery and the American Revolution | The Revolutionary War and Slaves |
Biographies of Women Important to the History of the American Revolution in Colonial America | |
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Important Women of the American Revolution | Women of the American Revolution |
Amazing Women of the American Revolution | 10 Amazing Women of the American Revolution |
Biographies of Spies and Traitors Important to the History of the American Revolution in Colonial America | Video: Spies of the American Revolution |
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Spies of the American Revolution - Historical information | Benedict Arnold - American Traitor |
Timelines Important to The History of the American Revolution | |
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PBS: Timeline of the Revolution | Timeline During the Age of Revolution - 1764-1775 |
Colonial Timeline of the American Revolution | An Unlikely Victory 1777 - 1783 |
American Revolution: A Timeline of the Events | Timeline of the Revolutionary War |
Academic Kids' Encyclopedia : The American Revolution: Complete historical facts American Revolution: What Were the Causes?: Your guide to some of the most informative and factual information about the American Revolution Account of a Declaration: Over thirty historical documents, sixty-seven biographical sketches, and some twenty-five essays about the causes "History.com: American Revolution Introduction to the American Revolutionary War: Historical facts and graphics Jump Back in Time: American Revolution: Brought to you from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the largest library in the world and the nation's library; Designed with young readers in mind; Facts and information about the American Revolution Liberty: Chronicle of the American Revolution: Headlines, timelines, resource material and related topics---a potpourri of information on the American Revolution. Picture this: Daily Life in the Colonies, the Global Village, and a Military point-of-view The Road to Independence: A New Colonial System -- Stamp Act -- Taxation Without Representation - Townshend Acts-- Samuel Adams -- Boston "Tea Party" -- The Coercive Acts -The Revolution Begins -- Common Sense and Independence -- Defeats and Victories- Franco-American Alliance -- The British Move South -- Victory and Independence Loyalists During the American Revolution Spy Letters of the American Revolution: A fascinating Web site about the American Revolution. The site offers a set of primary source letters written by spies on both sides of the conflict, plus the stories surrounding them. Learn about the methods that secret agents used to encode and hide their information Tour of the American Revolutionary War: Causes, battles, and biographies, writings, links
*There were hundreds of battles during the American Revolutionary War. *George Washington was the commander-in-chief of all American armies during the American Revolutionary War. *Valley Forge was the location where George Washington and the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 during the American War for Independence. * General Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington at the Battle of Yorktown. That was the last battle of the war; however, fighting continued for two more years until the Paris Peace Treaty of 1783. *The Battle of Bunker Hill was not fought on Bunker Hill, but rather Breed's Hill. *One signers to the Paris Peace Treaty of 1783 was Benjamin Franklin.
What mattered most to the African Americans who fought during the Revolutionary War was an opportunity to gain their freedom. Those who joined the was joined the side which they felt would eventually provide them with freedom. Crispus Attucks, a black man, was the first person to be shot and killed during the American Revolutionary War.
*There were many leading causes that lead to the American Revolutionary War. *The British passed the so called Navigational Acts which stated the colonists just only with Britain. *The British also passed a tax on Sugar Act 1764 making so the colonists had pay tax on sugar. The Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770. A riot took place and British soldiers shot 5 people dead. *The Stamp Act of 1765 was one of the leading causes of the Revolutionary War as it taxed newspapers and official documents. The Townshed Act of 1767 placed on the colonists taxed imported goods. *In 1773, a group of men disguised as Indians boarded the ships and dumped all the tea in the harbor to protest the Tea Act which gave a British company the right sell tea and put a tax on it. This Boston Tea Party was one of the leading causes of the American Revolutionary War. *After the Boston Tea Party the British passed the Intolerable Acts which placed restrictions on the colonists including outlawing town meetings and the closing of Boston Harbor.
*There were many people important to the American Revolution *George III was the British King during the war. *Paul Revere, known for awakening people in his "midnight ride" to warn them about the arrival of the British, was eventually captured by British soldiers and later released. *Benedict Arnold became a traitor after George Washington was made Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolution because he did not think he was getting credit for his contributions to the war. *Betsy Ross made the decision to create the five pointed stars on the American flag because it was an easier to create a five star with scissors rather than the more difficult six star. *Thomas Jefferson was head of the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence. John Adams, and many others signed the Declaration of Independence.
Many women served in the American Revolutionary War. *Mary McCauley Hays, also known at "Molly Pitcher" went to the battlefield with her husband William and distributed water to the Continental troops. *Deborah Sampson who fought in the Revolutionary War was not know to be a woman until she came down with a fever and was examined by a doctor. She was discharged from the army. *Betsy Ross made the decision to create the five pointed stars on the American flag because it was an easier to create a five star with scissors rather than the more difficult six star.
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