American

Revolution
By: Joey DeCasas and
Colin Whalen
What Caused the Revolution
The American Revolution was caused because the colonial people were unhappy. They didn’t want to be
colonies anymore. The British were trying to gain greater control over the colonies and they did not like
that. They were already getting taxed a lot by the British and the colonies were told to pay for the
French and Indian war. There were some events that sparked the start of the revolution. The Boston
Tea Party was when protesters were disguised as red coats and threw all the tea on a boat off board.
This contributed to the start of the revolution because the British reacted harshly and this event
showed that the colonists were still fighting against the British. Another event was the Boston
Massacre. The colonial people were protesting against the new tax acts using the cry “No taxation
without representation!”. They were throwing rocks and snow at the red coats. One red coat shot and
the rest shot after. 5 colonists were killed in this event. This would soon bring the revolution to armed
rebellion throughout the colonies.
Who was involved
The main Americans that were involved in the revolution were George Washington, Benjamin
Franklin, Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson. These people emerged as the
most prominent men and women for their showing of courage, patriotism, wisdom, and there talent.
George Washington was the commander of the continental army. He led all of the continental forces,
and he was a great soldier. Benjamin Franklin served in the second continental congress, helped draft
the Declaration of Independence, and was the main negotiator of the Treaty of Paris which ended the
Revolutionary War. Patrick Henry was the main figure that started and fired up America’s fight for
independence, he is famous for the saying “Give me liberty or give me death”. Thomas Jefferson
served in the Virginia legislature, the continental congress, and was the governor of Virginia. The
main people involved in the revolution for Britain were King George III, and General William Howe.
King George was the King of Britain at the time, and he made all of the decisions for Britain. General
William Howe was the commander of the British Army in North America.
Timeline
1754-1763
French and Indian War
This war was ended by The Treaty
of Paris. It was between France
and the British. After the 9 year
war, the British need the pay for
the war so they taxed the
colonies which led to the colonies
getting angry
1765
Stamp Act
It was the first British parliamentary
attempt to raise revenue through
direct taxation on a wide variety of
colonial transactions, including legal
writs, newspaper advertisements,
and ships’ bills of lading. Enraged
colonists nullified the Stamp Act
through outright refusal to use the
stamps as well as by riots, stamp
burning, and intimidation of colonial
stamp distributors.
1767
Townshend Acts
A series of four acts, the
Townshend Acts were passed by
the British Parliament in an
attempt to assert what it
considered to be its historic right
to exert authority over the
colonies through suspension of a
recalcitrant representative
assembly and through strict
provisions for the collection of
revenue duties.
1770
Boston Massacre
In Boston, a small British army
detachment that was threatened by
mob harassment opened fire and
killed five people, an incident soon
known as the Boston Massacre. The
soldiers were charged with murder
and were given a civilian trial, in which
John Adams conducted a successful
defense.
Timeline
1773
Boston Tea Party
People protesting against tax
disguised themselves as red
coats and went on the boat
full of boxes of tea. They
threw all the tea off the boat.
This was later known as the
Boston Tea Party.
1775
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill, was part of
the American siege of British-held
Boston. Some 2,300 British
troops eventually cleared the hill
of the entrenched Americans, but
at the cost of more than 40
percent of the assault force. The
battle was a moral victory for the
Americans.
1776
Declaration of Independence
After the Congress recommended
that colonies form their own
governments, the Declaration of
Independence was written by
Thomas Jefferson and revised in
committee. On July 2 the
Congress voted for independence;
on July 4 it adopted the
Declaration of Independence.
1783
Treaty of Paris
The military verdict in North America
was reflected in the preliminary
Anglo-American peace treaty of 1782,
which was included in the Treaty of Paris
of 1783. By its terms, Britain recognized
the independence of the United States
with generous boundaries, including the
Mississippi River on the west. Britain
retained Canada but ceded East and
West Florida to Spain.
What Was the Desire and the Outcome
The goal for the Americans was to gain their independence from Britain. They fought for this because
they believed that it was right. Britain was trying to control over all of the colonies, and America did
not believe that it was right. The events that lead up to the war were main factors, like the Boston
Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable acts, and the Taxes and duties. These were factors for both
America and Britain to start the war. America got the outcome they desired, gaining independence
from Britain by winning the war.
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