American revolution timeline

The American Revolution

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  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

    A war between colonists and Indians . The colonists founght under European rule. It took place in America and also in India.
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    French and Indian War

    A war between colonists and Indians . The colonists founght under European rule. It took place in America and also in India.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act

    An act that put an extra charge of tax on commonly used goods like sugar.
  • the Stamp Act

    the Stamp Act

    Britain has a new tax to try to gain control.

  • The Quartering Act

    A law that lets British soldiers have shelter in their own area.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    An incident that ended up with five civilians dead. They were shot by Redcoats.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act

    A big tax was placed on tea
  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts

    A series of acts designed to force the colonies into submission.
  • First Continetial Congress

    First Continetial Congress

    Deligates met to write a petition to King George III with a list of all their grievances.
  • Battle of Lexington and concord

    Battle of Lexington and concord

    This is the battle that started the American Revolution. thye were fought at Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
  • Thomas Paine's Common Sense is published

    Thomas Paine's Common Sense is published

    He wrote a 50 page essay that attacked the fact that we surrender everything to King Georg III.
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

    the declaration of Independence was written to declare freedom from King Gearge III's rule. It is the most important documents on earth.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    Colonists in Boston took direct action against Britain's tax on tea by dumping many crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    These were the first constitution of America. They said how the Federal government was to operate.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    It was the final battle in the American Revolution. It was lead by Gearge Washington. Cornwallis' army were scared in this battle and told King Goerge to make a treaty.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    This treaty officially ended the war against King George III. The treaty document was signed at the Hotel d'York