American Revolution

By RJMULLIN

  • The Sugar Act

    passed by parliament to attempt to raise venues.

  • The Stamp Act

    This act is the imposing of tax on various different printed materials in the colonies. This was viewed as a violation of rights. Delegates from nine different colonies meet at the Stamp Act Congress and proclaim Declaration of Rights and Grievances and petition for the King to repeal the Act.

  • Repeal of Stamp Act

  • Townshend Act

    passed by Parliament, places holds on many items imported into America

  • Boycott of British goods

    Boston and New York merchants agreed to boycott until Townshend Acts are repealed

  • Boston Massacre

    British army killed people while under attack by a mob. This event inspired Patriots to encourage the rebellion against British authorities.

  • Battle of Alamance

    Fought in North Carolina, this was the final battle in the War of the Regulation.

  • Samuel Adams organizes the Committees of Correspondence

    these were 'shadow' governments led by Patriot leaders of the Thirteen colonies.

  • Watauga Association

    The splitting of Tenn. to become it's own semi-autonomous government. It did not last.

  • Tea Act

    Parliament passes Tea act; which was to undercut the price of illegal tea and to reduce British East India tea company.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, MA in defiance of the Tea Act. The Sons of Liberty destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Co.

  • Benjamin Franklin v. Parliament

    Benjamin Franklin is questioned before Parliament

  • British pass: Intolerable Acts

    -Boston Port Act (March31)
    -Administration of Justice Act and Massachusetts Government Act (May 20)
    -Second Quatering Act (June 2)
    -Quebec Act

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    these battles were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.

  • Siege of Boston

    British troops surrounding and hoarding all os Boston's supplies/resources.

  • New Hampshire ratifies the first state contstitution

  • Various battles fought:

    -Battle of Long Island (August 27)
    -Battle of Harlem Heights (September 16)
    -Battle of Valor Island (October 11)
    -Battle of White Plains (October 29)
    -Battle of Fort Washington (November 16)
    -Battle of Fort Lee (November 20)
    -Battle of Iron Works Hill (Dec.23-Dec.26)
    -Battle of Trenton (Dec.26)

  • British evacuation. Boston

  • British evacuate Boston

  • Forage war

  • British take Philadelphia

  • Treaty of Amity and Commerce and Treaty of Alliance

  • British in Philly ends

  • Period: to

    Continental army in Morristown

  • Siege of Charleston

    by British troops

  • End of American Revolution

    the Treaty of Paris ends the war

  • Ratification

    Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia and New York ratify the constitution

  • First United States presidential election

    George Washington is inaugurated as POTUS in New York