American Revolution Timeline

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

  • British Surrender at Yorktown, Virgina

    British Surrender at Yorktown, Virgina

  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

  • Ratification of the US Constitution

    Ratification of the US Constitution

    1. Representative government that limits government power.
    2. Federal system to divide power.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    1. All people are titled to certain rights
    2. Belief that a governments legitimacy comes from the governed.
    3. Governments main purpose is to protect the rights of its people.