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French and Indian War
Was a war fought by French and English over control of the Ohio River Valley. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed to raise tax revenue of the colonies so the British could pay off their debt. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act forced the colonist to pay for stamps for certain items like newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act of 1765 was the law that every colonist had to have a British soldier in their home. You had to feed them and take care of them. -
The Boston Massacre
The first battle of the American Revolution, British guards opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act gave the East India companies a right to not have to pay import tax for their tea. The companies used their own sellers and boats which cut off work for colonial merchants. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a diversion so the colonists could throw the tea, they were getting taxed on, into the Boston Harbor. -
Boston Port Act
The act that secured Great Britain's power over the American control. -
Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech
Patrick Henry was an American attorney, planter and politician who became known as a public speaker during the movement for independence in Virginia -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battles that was to cut off the supply routes to the British army. -
Battle of Ticonderoga
Even though it was a small battle, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War. -
Alliance is Made between the Rebels and the French
France and Britain drifted into hostilities without a declaration of war when their fleets met off the northwest coast of Ushant. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. The battle provided the Americans with an important confidence boost. -
George Washington is Named Commander in Chief
A leader of the revolutionary movement in Virginia, a former commander of Virginia's frontier forces, and a British colonial army officer became a Commander and Cheif -
Declaration of Independence is written and signed by delegates in the Continental Congress
The Declaration of Independence was regarded as a group effort of the Continental Congress; Jefferson was not recognized as its principal author until the 1790's. -
Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense
Common Sense was a small booklet that supported independence from Great Britain. -
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Battle of Saratoga
Was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. 5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms. General John Burgoyne had lost 86 percent of his expeditionary force that had triumphantly marched into New York from Canada. Sir William Howe decided to attack the Rebel capital at Philadelphia. As Burgoyne marched south, his supply lines from Canada were becoming longer and less reliable. -
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Battle of Yorktown
General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown. -
General Cornwallis surrenders to Washington at Yorktown
British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 8,000 British soldiers to a French and American force at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing the American Revolution to a close. -
Peace Treaty Signed ending the American Revolution recognizing US independence
Negotiation between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence.
