American Revolution Timeline Emma Strange

By ejstrange99
  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta Signed

    Magna Carta Signed
    linkKing James was forced to sign the Magna Carta. It was a document that limisted his powers and influenced the American governement hundreds of years later.

  • Jamestown, VA founded

    Jamestown, VA founded
    LinkJamestown Colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America.

  • VA House of Burgesses established

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    The Virginia House of Burgesses was established in 1619. It was the first form of legislature in the English colonies.

  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Bacon's Rebellion
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    When Nathaniel Bacon didn't agree with the governement's more diplomatic approach to dealing with the Native Americans he led a series of expeditions to defend against Native American attacks.

  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights
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    The English Bill of Rights is a document stating the rights that British subjects have

  • Enlightenment Period begins

    Enlightenment Period begins
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    The Enlightenment Period was a time of revolutionary ideas emerged.

  • French and Indian War Begins

    French and Indian War Begins
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    The French and Indian war was between the English and American colonists against the French and Indians.

  • French and Indian War Ends

    French and Indian War Ends
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    French signs treaties giving up Canada, Spanish Florida, and Lousiana.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
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    After the French and Indian War the western frontier was opened up to colonists and they hoped to expand. The King, however, put the Proclamation of 1763 into effect which created a boundary for western expansion.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
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    5 colonists are killed by British soldiers after they had thrown things at them.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
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    In protest of the Tea Act the Sons of Liberty dump tea into the Boston Harbor.

  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    linkThe Parliament responded to the Boston tea party with the Coercive Acts. They were 5 acts that restricted the civil rights of the colonists.

  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress
    link12 out of 13 colonies sent delegates to discuss taxes imposed by the British. They agreed to boycott all British goods.

  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    linkLexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolution.

  • 2nd Continental Congress

    2nd Continental Congress
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    The 2nd Continental Congress met and over the course of years, eventually created the Articles of Confederation.

  • Common Sense Published

    Common Sense Published
    linkCommon Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine supporting revolution and independence.

  • Declaration Of Independence

    Declaration Of Independence
    linkThe Declaration of Independence is a document declaring America's separation from Britain as free and independent staes.

  • Battle of Guilford Courthouse

    Battle of Guilford Courthouse
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    At the Battle of Guilford Courthouse the British beat the colonists but lost 25% of their army.

  • British Surrender at Yorktown

    British Surrender at Yorktown
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    General Conrwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown.

  • The Treaty of Paris signed (1783)

    The Treaty of Paris signed (1783)
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    The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary war.