1. The American
Revolution
Created by First and Second Grade students
from Community School for the Gifted.
May, 2009

2. The Boston Massacre
by Breighton Miller

4. The Boston
massacre
First battle
of the
revolutionary
war.

5. The Boston massacre
First American to die was
Crispus Attucks .

6. The Boston massacre
How it started:
• A boy screamed insults
• Private Hugh hit the boy with the end of a
musket
• The commander said to not fire.

7. Wort Cited
The Boston Massacre, by Dee Ready.

9. The Boston Tea Party

10. The Boston Tea Party

11. The Boston Tea Party

12. The Boston Tea Party

13. The Boston Tea Party

14. Work Cited
• Witness the Boston Tea Party, by Elaine
Landau

16. Patrick Henry
Date of birth:may2,1736
Place of birth:
Studley, Virginia
Date of death: June,6,1799

17. Patrick Henry
He rote 5
resolutions
against the
stamp-act.

18. Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry is a
famous speech
writer, he said
“Give me liberty or
give death!”.

19. Patrick Henry
He Led a group of citizens who did not
like king gorge.

21. Benjamin franklin
• Helped get france in the
war
• Helped write declartoin
of independce
• Helped wirte the
constitution

22. Benjamin franklin
•Inventor:
•Paddles and
flippers for
swimming was
his first inventen
•Buy focal
glasses
• electric battery

23. Benjamin franklin
Benjamin
franklin in 1713
ben found the
first public
llibrary

24. Benjamin franklin
benjamin franklin
was 84 years old
when he died. He
was sick. He died
in philadelphia, PA.

25. Work Cited
• Benjamin Franklin by Susan R. Gregson

26. Molly Pitcher
By Lillian Hope Duarte

27. Molly Pitcher
They are
unsure that
Molly Pitcher
was born in the
year 1754
In Pennsylvania
When molly pitcher
died: January
26, 1832 in
Pennsylvania

28. Molly pitcher
Contribution
to
revolutionary
war fought
British soldiers

29. Molly Pitcher
Gave water to Americans.

30. Molly pitcher
Molly Pitcher got the rank of
sergeant for firing the
cannon.

31. Work Cited
• Molly Pitcher by Larry Dane Brimner

38. George Washington
By Courtney Helton

39. George Washington
Date of birth February
22,1732 in Virginia
Date of death
December 14, 1799

40. George washington
• After the american revolutione washington
became the first president of united states.

41. GEORGE
WASHINGTON
HE CHOSE WHERE WHITE
HOUSE WOULD BE BUILT.
CONGRESS DECIDED TO MOVE
TO WASHINGTON, D.C. BEFORE
THE END OF 1800.

42. GEORGE
WASHINGTON
AFTER HE WAS
PRESIDENT, HE
WENT BACK TO
MOUNT VERNON
IN VIRGINIA TO
LIVE THE REST OF
HIS LIFE.

43. GEORGE
WASHINGTON
HE DIED ON
DECEMBER 14, 1799
AFTER BEING SICK.

44. Paul Revere
By Lennon Jones

45. Paul Revere
Date of Birth:
 January 1st ,1735
 Place of Birth:
 Boston, Massachusetts
 Date of Death:
 May 10th ,1818

46. Paul Revere
Contribution to Revolutionary war:
He told people the British are coming!

47. Paul Revere
• He spent most of his life in his house on north square ,Boston.
• Paul Revere helped the shipbuilding industry.

48. Paul Revere
• He died at the age of 93.
• Place of death: Boston, Massachusetts

49. Work Cited
• The life and times of Paul Revere By Jim
Whiting.

51. Betsy Ross

57. THE DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE
BY Heather Brandon

58. Declaration of
Independence
DATE OF EVENT:
•4TH OF
JULY,1776
•PLACE OF
EVENT
PHILADELPHIA

59. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
• WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT TO THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION? IT EXPLAINS WHY WE NEED
OUR OWN GOVERNMENT

60. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
• IT IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS
DOCUMENTS IN THE WORLD

61. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
• WRITTEN BY: THOMAS JEFFERSON, JOHN
ADAMS, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, ROGER SHERMAN AND
RR LIVINGSTON

62. Work cited
THE DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE BY SAM FINK

64. The Constitution
Date of event :
•
September
17, 1787
• place of Event:
Philadephia

65. The Constitution
WHY IMPORTANT TO AMERICAN
REVOLUTION:
It wrote an entirely new document creating a new national
government .

66. The Constitution
TheConstitution The Constitution
• It sets up rules
for how laws are
made, and who
will make the
laws.

67. The Constitution
The Constitution The Constitution
• The Constitution of • The first 10
the United States is amendments to the
made up of the Constitution are
preamble and seven known as the bill of
articles. rights . They became
part of the
constitution in 1791.

68. Work cited
The united states constitution by Kristal Leebrick
and
……if you where there when They signed the constitution by
Elizabeth Levy