The Stamp Act

1. The Stamp Act October 1765 By: Travis Adams

2. Who And Where Where: This event occurred in New York. Who: The Sons of Liberty was a group of Colonists who organized protests against the British Government. One of the members was Samuel Adams.

3. How And Why • How: People got tired of paying the Stamp Tax. when they bought a newspaper, or a pamphlet, or even to sign a legal document. • Why: When they bought a newspaper, or a pamphlet, or even to sign a legal document they had to pay the stamp tax. Then a man named Patrick Henry spoke to the assembly. He said anyone who paid the stamp tax was an enemy of Virginia. Another burgess accused Henry of treason.

4. The Townshend Act By: Alisha Burnett April 1767

5. Where and Who • The event occurred in Boston, Massachusetts. • The people and group who were involved in it were: The Governor Charles Townshend, a man called Mercy Otis Warren and a group called Daughters of Liberty.

6. How and Why • The Townsend Act happened when people did not want to pay their taxes. They had to pay their taxes for tea, paper, glass, lead and paint to Great Britain. The people from Boston boycotted the products shipped over by the British. The Daughters of Liberty wrote an article on it too.

7. The Boston Massacre By Daniel Grim The Boston Massacre took place on March 5,1770.

8. Where it happened and Who was involved. This is a list of people involved with this massacre. Crispus Attucks, British Soldiers, A group of teens, A group of Boston citizens. Where it happened The Boston Massacre took place in Boston Massachusetts. On the streets of Boston outside a court house.

9. How and Why This Event Occurred. How and Why it Happened - A group of colonists were calling a guard names and a group of teenagers were pelting him with snowballs. Then in the confusion British Soldiers shot 5 men and they were called the first tragedies of the American Revolutionary War. It is reported that Crispus Attucks, a former slave, shouted “The way to get rid of these soldiers is to attack the main guard.” Then a group of British soldiers shot and killed 5 men including Attucks.

10. Boston Tea Party December 16, 1773 By Josh Conover

11. The TEA PARTY! Samuel Adams, his cousin, and 7,000 Bostonians were involved. The event took place in Boston Massachusetts in the Boston Harbor.

12. THE TEA PARTY The Bostonians dressed up like Mohawk Indians to dump the tea. They did this because they were tired of paying taxes and the British wanted them to unload the tea.

13. Intolerable Acts THE EVENT OCCURRED IN EARLY 1774. By: Angela Nicikowski

14. and WHERE WHO WHERE: Boston, Massachusetts WHO: King George III British Parliament The people of Boston

15. HOW AND WHY? Because of the Tea Party, King George III and Parliament decided to punish the people of Boston. The passed the following laws. • The Port of Boston was closed • Town meetings were banned • They were ordered to house and feed British soldiers The Colonists called these laws the Intolerable Acts

16. The First Continental Congress September 5, 1774 By: Ally Gilmore

17. The First Continental Congress was held at Carpenters Hall in Pennsylvania. Delegates from every colony, except Georgia went.

18. It was held because the colonist thought the intolerable acts were unfair and illegal. They formed a document to send to King George II requesting that they be able to make their own laws without having approval from the British. They also voted that Americans wouldn’t drink tea until the British would stop taxing it.

19. By:Kelly Schadt April 18, 1775

20. who and where Paul Revere rode from Charleston to Lexington to Concord Paul Revere, William Dawes, Samuel Prescott, The British, and Henry Wadsworth were the people and groups that were involved in this event.

21. How and Why Paul Revere wanted to warn every one that the British were coming. Paul Revere did this on a horse.

22. Quote Paul Revere’s saying was, “The British are coming! The British are coming.”

23. Battle of Lexington, 1775 By: Steven Kerschner

24. Battle of Lexington The two sides involved were the Americans and the British. The battle took place in Lexington, Massachusetts.

25. The Battle of Lexington The Battle of Lexington started when Paul Revere shouted “The British are coming.” Minutemen galloped from their farms in Lexington awaiting the war.

26. The Battle of Lexington The British knew they were out numbered. They only managed to destroy one cannon. After that the minutemen began to fire at the retreating British men.

27. YOU'RE INVITED TO THE BATTLE OF CONCORD IN APRIL 18, 1775 BY ANDREW PAXSON

28. BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE BRITISH ARMY, THE MILITIA, AND THE MINUTE MEN IN CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

29. THIS EVENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BECAUSE, AFTER THE BATTLE AT LEXINGTON, THE BRITISH THEN MARCHED 5 MILES TO CONCORD. KNOWING THEY WERE BADLY OUT NUMBERED, THE 250 MILITIA MEN WAITED FOR ALLIES AS THE RED COATS SEARCHED CONCORD. THEY MANAGED TO DESTROY ONE CANNON AND SOME AMMUNITION. THE WOMENOF CONCORD KEPT THE WEAPONS HIDDEN FROM THE BRITISH. THE MINUTEMEN, AIDED BY THE MILITIAMEN FROM OTHER TOWNS, CAME UPON THE BRITISH SOLDIERS, BLOCKING THE BRIDGE WEST OF CONCORD. MUSKET BALLS WHISTLED THOUGH THE AIR. THE MILITIAMEN WERE ORDERED TO FIRE AT WILL. Click to see what happened next THE COLONIST FORCED THE WEARY BRITISH TO RETREAT.

30. The Fall of Fort Ticonderoga May 10, 1775 By Becky Axtell

31. Where: A Fort on Lake Champlain Who: The Green Mountain Boys and Ethan Allen against the British

32. How and Why The Green Mountain Boys crept past the forts light defenses. Allen woke the commander and demanded his surrender. “Come out you old rat,” he shouted. Without any blood shed, Americans had captured British canons and cut British support from Canada.

33. THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS The date is: MAY 3 through June 18 The Year is 1773

34. Independence Hall, Philadelphia • The delegates of Congress headed by John Hancock met at:

35. What Happened at the Meeting • Delegates prepared for war • George Washington was named commander-in-chief of the new Continental Army • A post office was started, so everyone could share news • Benjamin Franklin was appointed Postmaster General

36. Battle of Bunker Hill By Jeff Kepner The battle started June 17, 1775

37. Who Was In The Event And Where It Happened The battle took place in Charlestown, Massachusetts. • People Involved: • Peter Salem • Israel Putnam • The British • The Colonists.

38. How and Why The Event Occurred The battle of Bunker Hill happened because The British drove 1,200 militia to Charleston. The British seemed to have the upper hand in the battle. The British wanted to have the hills surrounding Charleston so they could fire on Boston. The colonists had to run to nearby Bunker Hill.

39. Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 Picture is of John Hancock

40. Where it occurred and who was involved It occurred in the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. The people that were involved were John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, John Hancock, and Robert Livingston.

41. How and Why The United colonies wanted to be free and independent states from Great Britain. They wrote a Declaration of Independence. After the Declaration was debated and approved, it was signed on July 4th, 1776.

42. Battle of Trenton December 25, 1776 By, Stacey Betz

43. Where and who Where:Trenton, New Jersey, Who: GeorgeWashington and the Continental Army, 1,400 Hessian Troops fighting for the British

44. WHY? HOW? George Washington knew the British wouldn’t attack again until spring. George Washington planned a surprise attack on Christmas Day and the Hessians quickly surrendered!

45. The Battle of Saratoga 1777 By: Victoria Eckelberger

46. WHAT= Battle of Saratoga WHEN= 1777 WHERE= Canada, heading South toward Albany, New York.

47. Who General John Burgoyne, Benedict Arnold, American offensive, British troops, General Henry Clinton, General William Howe

48. How and Why John Burgoyne, the British General, decided to capture the Hudson River Valley. This would cut New England from New York. That would be bad for the colonists.. After two months of fighting, the Americans won the battle over the British.

49. What’s your important event called? Winter at Valley Forge!!!! Winter at Valley Forge!! Winter 1777 BY: KELSEY KUZNICKI

50. Who was involved? Oh ok! GENERAL HOWE AND HIS SOLDIERS, GEORGE WASHINGTON, GENERAL BURGOYNE, AND FRIEDRICK VON STUBEN TOOK CAMP IN VALLEY FORGE PENNSYLVANIA!