Ameican History Timeline

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  • The Currency Act

    The Currency Act

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    Colonist were taxed on printed documents.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act

    The Tea Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    Indians threw tea over ships into the Pearl Harbor.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    British Soldiers killed 5 colonist.

  • Genral Thomas Gage Planned a surprise March to Concord to seize the arms.

    Planned a surprise March to Concord to seize the arms.
  • Thomas Gage lead about 700 British troops to Concord

    Thomas Gage lead about 700 British troops to Concord

  • The British Troops Reached Lexington.

  • George Washington

    George Washington

    George Washington was name commander in chief.
  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker Hill

    While the result was a victory for the British, they suffered heavy losses: over 800 wounded and 226 killed, including a notably large number of officers.

  • The Americans attacked Quebec

  • Benidict Arnolds troops force a British retreat at Ridgefield, Connecticut.

    Benidict Arnolds troops force a British retreat at Ridgefield, Connecticut.

  • Howe sailed from New York to Chesapeake Bay.

    Howe was also in the Battle of Bunkerhill.
  • Marquis de Lafayette a young French noble brought trained soldiers to help patriot cause.

    Marquis de Lafayette a young French noble brought trained soldiers to help patriot cause.

    Hepled in the Battle of Brandywind

  • Washington troops were describe to be so sick,dirty,thinly clad as to be unfit for service

  • Battle of Barren Hill Pennsylvania

    Lafayette with 500 men and about 50 Oneida Indians successfully evade British onslaught
  • Benedict Arnold

    Benedict Arnold

    Formerly one of the Americans best generals was now leading the British Troops.
  • The battle of Cownas Ford

    The battle of Cownas Ford

    Occured in Huntersville NC
  • The beginning Of Battle of Yorktown

    The beginning Of Battle of Yorktown

    Was the last major Engagment of the American Revolution. The Battle of Yorktown lasted until October 19 1781.

  • Cornwallis surrounded on land and sea by Americans and French and surrenders at Yorktown