The American
Revolution
Causes of the American Revolution
Payment without Representation
The Boston Massacre (1770)
Boston Tea Party (1773)
British Acts
The Stamp Act
(March 1765)
French and Indian War led to the stamp act
The tax based on printed things
Purpose
The Boston Massacre (March 1770)
Pivotal event led to the revolution.
Near the Boston Custom House
Consequence
The Boston Tea Party
(December 1773)
Protest by American
colonists on December
16, 1773.
Dumped 342 chests of tea
into the Boston Harbor
The British government
reacted with harsh laws
These laws united
colonists in resistance
against British rule
The battles of Lexington and Concord
(April 1775)
Occurred on April, 19 1775
First battle was held in Lexington
Second battle was held in Concord
First battle with the engagement of the military
Treaty of Paris
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Treaty of Paris ended war
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Signed on September 3, 1783 in Paris
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US representatives: Franklin, Adams,
Jay
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Treaty recognized US independence,
boundaries
The Declaration of Independence (1776)
1.
Signed by 56 delegates
2.
3.
Proclamation explains why they
believed themselves to be
independent nations
Second Continental Congress
passed on July 4, 1776.
Discuss Questions
What were the main causes of the American Revolutionary War?
What were the major battles and turning points of the American Revolutionary
War?
How did the American Revolution impact the lives of ordinary people, including
women and enslaved Africans?
How did the American Revolution impact the global struggle for independence and
democracy?
What are some lasting legacies of the American Revolution in today's United
States?