1. THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
By: Danielle Mackson

2. CAUSES OF THE WAR
• Parliament of Great Britain taxed the
American colonies
• War erupted because colonies were being
taxed on every day items and many acts were
being passed without colonies consent.
• Colonists didn’t agree with any taxes that the
British imposed on them

3. DURATION OF THE WAR
• Navigation Act was first passed in 1651
but not been enforced until 1764
•Sugar Act was passed in 1764
•Stamp Act was passed in 1765
•Quartering Act was passed in 1765
•The British repealed the Stamp Act in 1765
•Townshend Acts were passed in 1767
•The Tea Act was passed in 1773

4. • The Boston Tea Party occurred after the Tea Act was
passed
•The Coercive Acts were passed in 1774

5. MAJOR BATTLES DURING AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
• Battle at Lexington and Concord
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Yorktown

6. COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
• Britain and America played the major roles in
the American Revolution
• France also played a Role in the American
Revolution

7. IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
•John Adams
•George Washington
• General Lord Cornwallis
•King George
•Crispus Attucks
•Benjamin Franklin
•Thomas Jefferson
•Paul Revere

8. DURATION OF THE CONFLICT AND WHERE
IT TOOK PLACE
•Lasted from 1776 to 1783
• The fighting took place in America. One battle took
place in Massachusetts and a few were fought in
Boston.

9. OUTCOMES OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
• The colonists strongly fought for independence and the
colonists who really wanted to be independent, formed the
First and Continental Congress.
• The colonies succeeded and became an independent
nation.
• The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Revolutionary
War.

10. ROLE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
• African Americans played an important role
during the war
• Served as soldiers, guides, messengers,
and spies, for both the American Army
and British Army
• There were many important African Americans
during the war; Crispus Attucks, Colonel Louis
Cook, and Colonel Tye.
• American Africans who fought for the British
troops were recognized for their bravery and
strength

11. JEWS IN AMERICAN REVOLUTION
• There were about 2,000 Jews in America in 1776.
• One of the heroes of the Revolution was named Haym
Salomon; he supplied American troops in central New York.
• Francis Salvador was a Jewish patriot who was involved
with politics; he was the first Jew to die in the American
Revolution, too.

12. ROLE OF WOMEN IN AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
• During the American Revolution, thousands of women
took an active role in both the American and British armies
• Deborah Samson of Massachusetts disguised herself as a
young man and presented herself to the American Army as
a volunteer to fight against the British
•Women’s roles were limited in the colonial times
•Despite their low position in society, they did participate
•Women held protests against the British goods, as well