American Rev.

French & Indian War Ends

1763

• French expansion in the Ohio River led to conflict with British colonies
• France built forts at the modern day pointe
• France wins series of battles
• William Pitt paid Prussia to fight in Europe
• Britain gains Canada and Florida
• this led to taxes

Navigation Acts

1763

• Parliament wanted to self promote the suffeincy of the Empire
• restricted colonial trade with foreign powers

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

• placed taxes on papers, goods, etc.
• taxes on diplomas, almanacs, dice, cards. etc.
• it was repelled, the colonies had idea like who represented them, and who makes the laws

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

• colonists formed a mob which turned into a riot
• marked the moment where tensions on both sides turned fatal
• Verbal and some physical abuse came to the British Guards
• 3 people were killed and 8 wounded after the British opened fire into the mob

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

• Allowed the British East India Company have a monopoly on Tea imports.
• cut the middle man of importing tea to the colonies
• people chose to buy the expensive tea

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

• political protest against the Tea Act
• No taxation without representation
• 342 chests dumped
• proved America wouldn't take tyranny and taxation sitting down.

Coervice/intolerable acts

1774

• Port Bill act closed Boston
• Quartering act- present your homes for soldiers to rest
• Administration of Justice act- British officials were to be tried in England
• First Continental congress met after this

First Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

• A meeting of 55 delegates from 12 colonies (Except Georgia)
• Agenda was how to respond to the Intolerable acts.
• There was 1 vote per representative

Lexington & Concord

Apr 19, 1775

• first battle of the American Rev.
• minutemen and militia confronted the British at Lexington
• British move on to concord and capture a colonist armory
• Colonists move to meet the British, British fall back to the other side of the river
• British fall back and the Colonists have their first win

Second Continental Congress

May 10, 1775

• Decreed that a Continental army was needed to be made
• Army placed under General George Washington
• Authorized the printing of money
• confirmed the declation of independence

Declaration of Indepence Adopted

Jul 4, 1776

• the declaration summarized the Colonist's wants for independence
• Life Libery and pursuit of Happiness
• announced separation from Britain

Battle of Saratoga

Sep 19, 1777

• General Burgoyne, British called a 3 pronged attack on New York
• General Gates, Americans built fortifications on Bemis Heights, south of Saratoga, to stop British advance South
• Forces engaged on Freemans Farm (19th), Britain suffered many casualties
• October 7th, British called attack on Bemis Heights, unsuccessful
• British surrendered
• France signs an Alliance treaty with Continental Army

Winter at Valley Forge

Dec 19, 1777

• Washington marches troops into Valley Forge for the winter
• Huts are built
• unsanitary conditions cause disease
• shortage of food and blankets contributed to this
• 2k soldiers perished

Battle of Yorktown

Sep 28, 1781

• blew out the flame that was the American Revolution
• led to Treaty of Paris 1783
• British surrendered to the Continental Army

Constitution is written

Sep 17, 1787

• stated the United States serves its people
• brought the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches
• longest written government document still in affect

Constitution Adopted

Jun 6, 1788

The colonies adopted the Constitution
- 55 delegates signed the Constitution
- Many refused since no bill of rights were included