American Revolution

revolution establishing the United States of America

group of Americans who led the revolution against Great Britain

soft conical cap with the top pulled forward

Incident on March 5, 1770

event taking place from May 25 to September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that led to the creation of the United States Constitution

republic in North America between 1777-1791

town on the island of the same name in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States

dissident organization during the American Revolution from Boston

British flintlock musket

A Tory () is an individual who supports a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalist conservatism which upholds the established social order as it has evolved through the history of Great Britain. The Tory ethos has been summed up with the phrase "God, King (or Queen) and Country". Tories are monarchists, were historically of a high church Anglican religious heritage, and were opposed to the liberalism of the Whig party.

slogan

political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin

1777-78 British offensive during the American Revolutionary War

Impressment, colloquially "the press" or the "press gang", is a type of conscription of people into a military force, especially a naval force, via intimidation and physical coercion, conducted by an organized group (hence "gang"). The navies of several European nations used various means of impressment starting in the late 16th century and continuing into the 19th century. The large size of the British Royal Navy in the Age of Sail meant that impressment was most commonly associated with Great Britain and Ireland. It was used by the Royal Navy in wartime, beginning in 1664 and during the 18th

Historical elm tree

sword with basket-like hand protection

famous line from Patrick Henry's speech

shadow governments before the American Revolution

planned structure of the U.S. Constitution

diplomatic conference

philosophy during the Age of Enlightenment

tall wooden pole surmounted by a Phrygian cap

1783 protest of soldiers of the American Revolution who had not been paid

1760 term used to designate the acquisition of Canada by Great Britain in the Seven Years' War

timeline of the political upheaval

a governance method used during the American revolution