American Revolution By jbrown95!!! 1689 John Locke's "Second Treatise of Government" 1748 Montesquieu's "The Spirit of the Laws" 1762 Rousseau's "The Social Contract" Mar 22, 1765 Stamp Act Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Mar 5, 1770 Crispus Attucks death Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Dec 16, 1773 Samuel Adams leader during Boston Tea Party 1774 Passage of Intolerable Acts Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress Period: 1775 to 1783 Men fought during Revolutionary War Period: 1775 to 1783 White Settlers helped fight the war Period: 1775 to 1783 American Indians fought on either side of the war Period: 1775 to 1783 Women held the houses down in absence of their men Period: 1775 to 1783 Free and enslaved African Americans fought in the war on either side Mar 23, 1775 Patrick Henry Speech Apr 18, 1775 Paul Revere Midnight Ride Apr 19, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord May 10, 1775 Second Continental Congress Jun 15, 1775 George Washington appointed Commander in Chief Jun 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill 1776 Thomas Jefferson drafts Declaration of Independence Jan 10, 1776 Common Sense Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Jul 4, 1776 John Adams signs Declaration of Independence Dec 26, 1776 Battle of Trenton Period: Sep 19, 1777 to Oct 17, 1777 Battle of Saratoga 1781 Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette in Battle of Yorktown Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown
