The American Revolution
Stepping stones to our freedom
summary
- The american revolution lasted from 1775 to 1783.
- It all arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britian's 13 North American colonies and the colonial government.
- the america's won their independence in 1779
- fighting didn't formally end until 1783, 4 years after.
- This all took place in the americas
Causes of the revolution
- The Stamp act: imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies. This was created because the british were deep in debt from the seven years was and using the colonies as a source of income. The stamp act happened in 1766
- The townshend act: a series of acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea imported into the colonies this was from 1767 to 1772 .
- The tea act: created a tax on tea. this happened in 1773
- The Boston Massacre: a group of british soldiers shot at a crowd of people throwing snowballs at them. three were killed immediately and two died later on. This happened on March 5, 1770
- The Boston Tea Party: A group of colonists dumped boxes of tea into the boston harbor in protest of taxes on american tea importation. This happened on December 16, 1773.
people of the revolution
George washington
- Born in 1732
- Commander and chief of the continental army during the revolutionary war
- Fought in the french and indian war
- Led the colonial forces to victory over the british
- in 1787 he was elected president of the convention that wrote the U.S. constitution.
- Two years later he became the first president of the united states
- Less than three years after leaving office he died at his virginian plantation, Mount Vernon at the age of 67
Thomas Jefferson
- Born in 1743
- Is the author of the declaration of independence
- Third U.S. president
- During the revolutionary war he served in the virginia legislature and the continental congress and was governor of virginia.
- He later served as U.S. minister to France and U.S. secretary of state, and was vice president under John Adams
- Promoted Individual liberty, was also a slave owner.
- Helped found the university of virginia
Benjamin franklin
- Born in 1706
- was a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor, and diplomat
- had little formal education
- was deeply active in public affairs
- during the american revolution he served in the second continental congress and helped draft the declaration of independence in 1776
- Negotiated the 1783 treaty of paris that ended the revolutionary war
- was a delegate to the convention that created the U.S. constitution
results and long lasting effects of the revolutionary war
results and lasting effects
- Our independence
- Having our own government
- creating our own laws
- expressing new ideas
- trade
- natural rights: life, liberty, and property
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