American Revolution Timeline

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  • Navigation Act

    Navigation Act

    A series of acts that helped the British. Taxed the colonies and imposed restrictions on colonial trade. The 13 colonies were upset due to lack of representation in these decisions.
  • The End of the French and Indian War

    The End of the French and Indian War

    With the Treaty of Paris getting signed, the French and Indian War had officially ended. Due to the war Britain needed money. The King decided to tax America as a result.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    levied taxes on all commercial and legal documents
    -Diplomas
    -pamphlets
    -new paper
    -almanacs
    -Dices
    -play cards
    Eventually repealed, but raised the questions of:
    who should represent the colonies
    who had the right to make laws on America
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    -A group of nine British soldiers killed
    -Angry colonist attacked the soldier and the soldiers attacked back
    -sticks and stones were used
    -uprising of angry colonist
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act

    • British East India CO:
    -monopoly on British tea imports
    -many members of parliament held shares
    -permitted the company to sell tea directly to the colonies
    -Lord North expected the colonies to eagerly choose the cheaper tea
    -America was upset due to lack of representation
    -caused the Boston Tea Party
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    -Colonist threw tea into the Boston harbor as a response to the Tea Act
    -Britain was outraged and made the Coercive Acts as a response
  • The Coercive/Intolerable Acts

    The Coercive/Intolerable Acts

    1) the Port-Bill closed Boston until compensated
    2) Quartering Act -private homes
    3) Administration of Justice Act-British officials to be tried in England
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    -55 delegates from 12 colonies (Georgia was not present)
    -Agenda -> How to respond to the Intolerable Acts
    -One vote per colony represented
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    Olive Branch Petition
    was adopted by Congress on July 5th, 1775 as a last attempt to prevent war
  • The Declaration of Independence Adopted

    The Declaration of Independence Adopted

    With the declaration signed and adopted, the colonies had officially became independent from Britain.
  • The Battle of Saratoga

    The Battle of Saratoga

    -considered to be the turning point of the Revolutionary war
    -the Americans started winning the war
  • The Winter at Valley Forge

    The Winter at Valley Forge

    -A harsh time for the American Army
    -Many were sick and died
    -The army had to resort to eating there horses
    -Many lost faith in Washington and winning the war
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    -The Shot heard around the world
    -start of the Revolutionary war
  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

    -Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
    -America win the Revolutionary war
    -America became a independent country
  • U.S. Constitution Written

    U.S. Constitution Written

    The U.S. Constitution, written by James Madison, signed but not adopted by the states on September 17th 1787
  • The U.S. Constitution is Adopted

    The U.S. Constitution is Adopted

    With New Hampshire being the ninth and final state to ratify the constitution, the U.S. Constitution was officially adopted by the American people.