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American Revolution 1763-1783

By andrewvoss
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    The French and Indian War

  • Proclamation of 1763

  • The Sugar Act

    England levies a tax on molasses and imported wine.

  • The Stamp Act

    Taxed all paper in the colonies.

  • The Quartering Act

    Requires colonists to provide housing and food for British troops.

  • Sons of Liberty is formed

  • Petition against the Quartering Act

    States that the colonies can't afford to house so many troops.

  • The Declaratory Act

    Parlaiment declares it may levy any additional taxes any time it chooses.

  • Stamp Act is Repealed

  • The Townshend Act

    Taxed glass, tea, paper, and lead.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

  • The Tea Act

    Let the British East India Company ship tea to colonies without taxation, which threatened to drive local tea merchants out of business.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • The Intolerable Acts/ The Coercive Acts

    Closed the Boston Harbor and put Massachusetts under military rule.

  • Battle at Lexington

    First Battle of the revolution. The British win. Known as the "shot heard round the world".
  • Washington is Named Commander-in-chief of Continental Army

    Washington is Named Commander-in-chief of Continental Army

  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker Hill

    Colonial Victory

  • Continental Navy is Created

  • "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine is published.

    "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine is published.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle at Trenton

    The Battle at Trenton

    General George Washington catches Hessians of Guard during the night for a colonial victory.
  • The Battle of Saratoga

    The Battle of Saratoga

    The Colonists beat Britain. Convinces France to ally itself with the American colonies.

  • The Capture of Savannah

    British Victory.

  • The Siege of Charleston

    British Victory
  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

    The Americans surround the British by land while the French surround them by sea. The British surrender.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Ends the Revolutionary war