Acts
What does Acts mean? An act in this regard is some
type of legislation created by government.
Stamp
Act
Tells what the Stamp Act is and why it came about.
Stamp
Act
Before the actual war of the Revolution could begin, there had to be
a revolution "in the minds and hearts of the people," as John Adams put
it. One of the most important factors in this change of heart was an innocent-looking
document which received the assent of George III "by commission" on March
22, 1765. It was to be known as the Stamp Act.
Townshend
Act
Designed to collect revenue from the colonists in America.
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Battles
Battle of Bunker Hill
In Massachusetts, the patriot army was growing. Thousands of
rebels poured into England ready to drive the British out of the colonies,
and more specifically, out of Boston. Learn how the Battle of Bunker
Hill helped with this goal.
Battle
of Lexington
The British were to find that 1775 was a disastrous year for the Redcoats
and this battle is one of the reasons why.
Battle
of Lexington
A brief history of the battle is described.
Battle at
Yorktown
The Battle at Yorktown and the war's end--click here for more information.
Battle
at Yorktown
The surrender of Yorktown ended the fighting in the War for American
Independence (American Revolution) in the Americas except for some minor
fights in the south.
Boston
Massacre
Read about one of the milestones in the war against the British.
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Boston Tea Party
Boston
Tea Party
Brief description of the cause for the Boston Tea Party.
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Committess of Correspondence
Committees
of Correspondence
In March of 1773, twenty-nine year old Dabney Carr rose from his seat
in the Virginia House of Burgesses and proceeded to change the world.
Find out how everything changed!
Committees of
Correspondence
Helped spread news about what when on in colonial times.
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Congress
Second
Continental Congress
It was time to face the fact that the New England colonies had taken
arms against the king's troops.
Second
Continental Congress
Describes the purpose of this congress.
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Declaration of Independence
Declaration
of Independence
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…--this
is one of the reasons you should learn more about the Declaration of Independence.
Declaration
of Independence
Click here to learned who signed the declaration.
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Famous People
History
Makers
Read the biographies of the people that shaped important events of
the revolutionary war.
Benjamin
Franklin
Chronology of his life.
King
George III
George III is widely remembered for two things: losing the American
colonies and going mad.
Thomas
Paine
George Washington
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General Information
Liberty! The American Revolution
PBS presents the American Revolution.
History Central.com
Links to American Revolution research.
USHistory.org
Links for American Revolution research.
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Minutemen
Minutemen
The MinuteMen units of the American Revolution served as a relatively
well trained reserve of militia ready provincials.
Who Were
the Minutemen?
Read about this special group of fighting men.
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Music and Art
American
Revolution Art Gallery
View paintings depicting the American Revolution.
Fiddle Tunes
of the American Revolution
Listen to the tunes that were transcribed from the actual book "Fiddle
Tunes From the American Revolution."
Folk Music of
the American Revolution
Listen to folk songs.
Massing of the
Colors
View photos of what the actual soldiers would of looked like during
the war.
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Petitions & Proclamations
Olive
Branch Petition
Represents the final effort of the American Colonists to have their
conditions ameliorated and the differences between themselves and the Mother
Country settled amicably.
Olive
Branch Petition
They made one last attempt to find a peaceful end to the revolution--click
here for more info.
Proclamation
of 1763
Detailed description of the Proclamation. Prohibited the colonists
from buying certain lands.
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