Townshend acts

American Revolution Timeline

  • French & Indian war

    French & Indian war

    was a theater of seven years' war.
  • stamp act of 1765

    stamp act of 1765

    required the colonist to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.
  • the townshend act 1767

    the townshend act 1767

    taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. the act help to pay their colonies. they hated the british.
  • Boston Masacre

    Boston Masacre

    was a deadly riot that occured march 5, 1770
  • boston tea party

    boston tea party

    was a political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773.
  • battle of bunker hill

    battle of bunker hill

    they were part of the revolutionary war. they were the first stage.
  • battle of Trenton

    battle of Trenton

    George Washington's army defeated a garrison of hessian mercenaries at Trenton.
  • battle of camden

    battle of camden

    it was a court house battle was a major victory.
  • battle of yorktown

    battle of yorktown

    proved to be the decisive engagement of the American revolution.
  • treaty of Paris

    treaty of Paris

    they ended the rovolution war.
  • great compromise

    great compromise

    it was a agreement during the constitutional convention of 1787.
  • 3/15 compromise

    3/15 compromise

    three out of every five slaves was counted when determing a state's population.
  • constitution is ratified

    constitution is ratified

    world longest surviving written charter.
  • bill of rights adopted

    bill of rights adopted

    George Washington started it. he sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by congress.
  • son of liberty

    son of liberty

    was a grassroots group instigator and provocateurs in colonial America.