What events led to the Revolution?

The French and Indian War

1754-1763

The Sugar Act

1764

The Stamp Act

1765

The Townshend Acts

1767

The Boston Massacre

1770

The Boston Tea Party

1773

First Continental Congress

1774

Next…

Revolutionary War 1775

It began with…

The Battles of Lexington and Concord

1775

Lexington and Concord, MA

Other import battles include…

The Battle of Bunker Hill

1775

Battle of Brooklyn

1776

Washington crosses the Delaware River and captures Trenton

1776

Battle of King’s Mountain

1780

And the final battle…

Battle of Yorktown

1781

Finally….

The war ended with…

The Treaty of Paris

Victory for AMERICA!

As a result…

America is an independent nation!