American Revolution

  • Stamp Act Passed

    Stamp Act Passed

    1st direct British tax on colonists
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    Four measures which stripped Massachusetts of self-government and judicial independence following the Boston Tea Party. The colonies responded with a general boycott of British goods.
  • Declaration of Independance

    Declaration of Independance

    Declaring independece from Great Britain
  • Surrender of Britian

    Surrender of Britian

    Surrender of British forces under Cornwallis at Yorktown.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War
  • Adoption of the American Constitution

    Adoption of the American Constitution

    Adoption of the American Constitution