American revolution

American revolution timeline

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    A tax on printed goods. It included magazines,legal documents, paper, newspaper and manymore
  • Sons of liberty

    Sons of liberty

    A group made up of amercian patriots created to protest english rule.
  • Declatory Act

    Declatory Act

    Followed repealment of stamp act. The act attempted to make colonists more dependent on Enlgand
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act

    Rasise revenue from the colonies to pay the goverment officials in England.
  • Boston massacre

    Boston massacre

    When vcolonists rioted against British soldiers the crowd was fired apon. 5 colonists died while another 6 were left injured.
  • Tea act

    Tea act

    A taxation on tea purchased from england
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    American patriots dressed as native americans dumped tea into the harbour
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    Name used to describe the series of laws passed by Great Britans Parliament.
  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress

    when 56 colnists met in Carpenters Hall to gaher ideas for colonial rights.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    About 700 british soldiers headed to Massachusets to destroy colonist weapons
  • 2nd Continental Congress

    2nd Continental Congress

    Managed the continental warfare against England
  • Common sense

    Common sense

    Common sense presented arguments to escape British rule. It brought up the idea of a revolution against Britain
  • Declaration of Indepence

    Declaration of Indepence

    Declared that the colonists wanted to be free from Britan's rule
  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton

    The hazardous crossing in adverse weather made it possible for Washington to lead the army to trenton
  • Battle of New York

    Battle of New York

    Washington was hampered by british control over the sea it allowed the english to attack either long Island or Manhattan.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    Battles were fought 18 days apart on the same ground just 9 miles below Saratoga
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    clear victory by a combined force of American and French against Britan
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    Ended the American Revolution against Great Britan making America independent