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American Revolution Timeline

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    French And Indian War

    This was a war between Great Britain and France
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    this was the first tax on the American colonies enforced by the British Parliament. It was made to raise the income from the people.
  • stamp act

    stamp act

    this was a law that made it to where your legal and commercial document to carry an official stamp on them showing the tax has been paid
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    After a while of insults, things got violent. One day a group of people started insults and a fight broke out and the soldiers started firing into the group of people.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act

    this was a tax on tea
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    Boston colonists, dressed up as Indians, threw lot of tea into the harbor as a protest against British taxes on tea and was organized by the Sons of liberty.
  • Boston Port Act

    Boston Port Act

    the law was designed to punish the people in Boston
  • The Quartering Act 1774

    The Quartering Act 1774

  • Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech

    Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    This was first battle in the Revolutionary War it was fought in Massachusetts.
  • Battle of Ticonderoga

    Battle of Ticonderoga

    a battle between Massachusetts and Vermont
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    the British won agienst the Americans in Massachusetts
  • George Washington is Named Commander in Chief

    George Washington is Named Commander in Chief

  • Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense

    Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense

    written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.
  • Declaration of Independence is written and signed by delegates in the Continental Congress

    Declaration of Independence is written and signed by delegates in the Continental Congress

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    Battle of Saratoga

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    Battle of Yorktown

    A battle between a combination of French and Continental troops against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and British troops

  • General Cornwallis surrenders to Washington at Yorktown

  • Peace Treaty Signed ending the American Revolution recognizing US independence

    Peace Treaty Signed ending the American Revolution recognizing US independence

    a treaty that ended the revolutionary war and made American an independent place

  • Alliance is Made between the Rebels and the French