04.5 American Revolution Timeline

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    Sam Adams

    Sam Adams was one of the founding fathers of America. He signed the Declaration of Independence.
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    John Hancock

    John Hancock was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. His signature stood for courage and bravery.
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    Benedict Arnold

    Benedict Arnold was a general in the Revolutionary war. He was in the Battle of Saratoga and led the Americans through the turning point.
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    Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. Which Declared Independence from British rule and started the revolutionary war.
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    The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian war was a war between British American colonies and France. After the war Britain couldn't pay the war debts so they taxed the colonies leading to the Revolutionary war.
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    Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton was one of the founding fathers. He defended the constitution and was very influential.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation said American colonies could not settle on land taken from the french which was after the French and Indian war.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act was a way to help make money to pay of war debts. Britain taxed sugar and other imported goods.
  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act

    This act made it so that the colonies had to house the British soldiers there.
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    The Stamp Act

    The British passed the Stamp act as a way to help pay for troops in the colonies. The act made colonists pay a tax in the form of a stamp on papers and letters etc...
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was when British soldiers shot at a group of colonists killing five of them which angered the colonists.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was a protest against taxing without representation. Colonists were angry so they dumped a bunch of imported tea into the harbor.
  • The First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress was when a person from twelve of the thirteen colonies came together to end British imports.
  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The battles of Lexington and Concord started the Revolutionary war.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence declares the independence of 13 colonies from British rule. Which started the revolutionary war.
  • Hessians

    Hessians

    Hessians were soldiers from Germany to help Britain in the Revolutionary war.
  • The Articles of Confederation

    The Articles of Confederation

    The Articles of Confederation were kind of like the first constitution.
  • The French Alliance

    The French Alliance

    In 1778 France made a permanent alliance with the American colonies. France helped out the colonies with military and gunpowder during the Revolutionary war.
  • US Constitution Signed

    US Constitution Signed

    The US Constitution was signed in 1787.The US Constitution is a founding that says the basic laws of the state.