Rev

America

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    Revolution

  • The Proclaimation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited the colonists to move west of he Appalachian Mountains.

  • The Sugar Act

    Parliament issues the sugar act.

  • The Stamp Act

    Parliament passes the Stamp act

  • The Quartering Act

    Parliament issues the Quartering Act.

  • The Declaratory Act

    Parliament issues the Declaratory act, which states that Parliament can tax the colonists whenever.

  • The Townshend Act

    Parliament issues the Townshend Act, this taxed things such as glass, tea, and paper.

  • Boston Massacre

    The colonists attack the British in order to protest against the acts that were going into effect. This led many other colonists to boycott British goods.

  • The Tea Act

    Parliament issues theTea Act

  • The Intolerable/Coercive Act

    Parliament issues the Intolerable Act.

  • The First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress had 12 colonies and started in response to the Coercive act.

  • The Second Continental Congress

    The Second Continental Congress inclued 13 colonies and ran the colonies through the Revolutionary war.

  • Affidavit by Edward Thoroton Gould

    Gould states that he does not know who fired first at Lexington. This is a legal document, so it is reliable.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill (Colonists)

  • Common Sense

    Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense" to show why the colonists should seperate from England.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed.

  • The Battle of Trenton (Colonists)

    Washington leads his trops into the British encampment to attack

  • The Battle of Bennington (Colonists)

  • The Battle of Brandywine (British)

  • The Battle of Sartoga (Colonists)

    General Burgoyne surrenders to colonists.

  • The Battle of Savannah (British)

  • The Battle of Monmouth (Colonist)

  • The Battle of Kings Mountain (Colonists)

  • The Battle of Cowpens (Colonists)

  • The Battle of Eutaw Springs (Both Claimed Victory)

  • The Treaty of Paris

    THe Treaty of Paris signifoed that the United States was an independent nation.