1763- 1777 Timeline

Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

The Sugar Act taxed all sugar and mollassis products. This caused many Americans to begin to protest.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

The Stamp Act put a tax on all legal documents, dice, paper, cards, ect. This made the Americans very upset, and more rebellious.

Townshend Acts

Feb 5, 1767

Charles Townshend financed them.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

British soldiers fired into a crowd of mad colonists and killed 5 Americans.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

Americans dressed up as indians adn threw 342 chests of British tea in to the Boston Harbor.

Intolerable Acts

Feb 5, 1774

The Intolerable Acts were a group of acts put on America to control Americans. This group of acts upset the Americans very much.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

Lexington and Concord was the first battle of the Revolutionary War, and the Americans won victory.

Bunker Hill

Jun 17, 1775

In the battle on Bunker Hill the Americans had an advantage. They were at the top of the hill, which meant that the British had to fight uphill. The downfall was the Americans did not have enough soldiers, so in the end the British won, but lost a lot of men.

Common Sense

Feb 14, 1776

The Common Sense challenged British rule, and was written by Thomas Paine.

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

The Declaration of Independence listed all the reasons to separate from Britian. The decalration was signed by many imortant Americans.

Battle of Trenton

Dec 25, 1776

In the battle of Trenton, the Americans snuck up on a Russian army, the Hessians, and attacked. Since the Russians were so suprised, the Americans won the battle.

Ticonderoga

Jul 6, 1777

At Ticonderoga the British attacked and took over the American fort.