6c Key Events in the Revolution

Colonists in Boston were shot after taunting British soldiers

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Assassination

• Boston Trading Company

Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Assassination

• Boston Trading Company

Delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Great Britain and to promote independence.

• First Continental Congress
• Second Continental Congress
• Boston Congress
• British Congress

These were the first armed conflicts of the Revolutionary War.

• Battles at Lexington and Concord
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Yorktown

This was the first major battle of the war.

• Battles at Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

This American victory was the turning point in the war and led to French support for the patriot cause.

• Battles at Lexington and Concord
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Yorktown

This was the colonial victory over forces of Lord Cornwallis that marked the end of the Revolutionary War.

• Battles at Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

The colonies declared independence from Great Britain (July 4, 1776).

• Approval of the Declaration of Independence

• The approval of the Constitution

• The approval of the Magna Carta

• The approval of the Articles of Confederation

Great Britain recognized American independence in this treaty.

• Signing of the Treaty of New York
• Signing of the Treaty of London
• Signing of the Treaty of Paris
• Signing of the Treaty of Madrid

This country helped the Patriots fight for their freedom.

• Great Britain

• France

• China

• Russia