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French and Indian War
In 1754, after six relatively peaceful years, the French-British conflict reignited an this conflict is known as the French and Indian War. The war was about 7 years and it ended in 1763. -
Proclamation of 1763
This event established a Proclamation Line along the Appalachians, which the colonists were not allowed to cross, since there was a conflict between Native Americans -
Sugar Act
It placed duties on certain imports that had not been taxed before. It was made by a hope that colonists would pay a lower tax rather than risk arrest by smuggling. -
Stampt Act
This act imposed a tax on documents and printed items such as wills, newspapers, and playing cards. It would placed on the items to prove that the tax had been paid. -
Sons of Liberty is formed
Boston shoekeepers, artisans, and laborers organized a secret resistance group called the Sons of Liberty to protest the law. -
Townshend Acts
The Twonshend Acts taxed goods that were imported into the colony from Britain, such as lead, glass, paint, and paper. Imposed on tea, the most popular drink in the colonies. -
Tea Act
to save the nearly bankrupt British India Company. This act granted the company the right to sell tea to the colonies free the teaxes that colonial tea sellers had to pay. -
Boston Tea Party
Native Americans proceeded to take action against three British tea ships anchored in the harbor. The Indians dumped 18,000 pounds of the East India Company's tea into the waters of Boston Habor. -
First Continental Congress Meets
In 1774, 56 delegates met in Philadelphia and drew up a declaration of colonial rights. They defended the colonies' right to run their own affairs and stated that, if the British used force against the colonies, the colonies should fight back -
Intolerable Acts
Were a series of punitive laws passed by Parliament in 1774. In 1774, Parliament responded by passing a series of measures that colonists called the Intolerable Acts. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of Revolutionaty War and it lasted only 15 minutes. Colonists had become enemies of Britain and now held Boston and its encampment of British troops under the seige. When British soldiers were fell down while they were wating behind with their troops, a lot of them were killed and British soldiers made them to head back to Boston at night. -
The Second Continental Congress
Colonial leaders called the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia to debate their next move. The Congress afreed to recognize the colonial militia as the Continental Army and appointed George Washington as its commander. Some delegates called for independence, while others were arguing for reconciliation with Great Britain. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
In Boston, British general, Thomas Gage, decided to strike at militiamen on Breed's Hill, north of the city and near Bunker Hill. It was during the seige of Boston in the earky American Revolutionary War. The misnamed Batlle of Bunker Hill would prove to be the deadlist battle of the war. -
Olive Branch Petition
Urging a return to "the former harmony" between Britain and the colonies. It was an attempt to assert the rights of the colonists while maintaining their loyalty to the British crown. King George rejected the petition. -
Early British Victories
As part of a plan to stop the rebellion by isolating New England, the British quickly attempted to sezie New York City. The Britih sailed into New York harbor in the summer of 1776 with a force of about 32,000 soldiers. They included thousands of German mercenaries -
Declaration of Independence
The document, which was written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, in which the delegates of the Continental Congress declared the colonies' independence from the Britain -
Publication of Common Sense
Thomas Paine published this common sense which was 50 pages after Paine attacked King George and the monarchy. It challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. Paine declared that independence would Americans to trade more freely. He also stated that independence would give American colonists the chance to create a better society. -
Saratoga
The surrender at Saratoga turned out to be one of the most important events of the war. Although the French had secrtly aided the Patriots since the early 1776, the Saratoga victory bolstered France's beliefs that the Americans could win the war. -
Early Continental Army victories
As Burgoyne traveled through forested wildness, militiamen and soldiers from the Continental Army gathered all over New York and New England. Because Burgoyne didn't realize that his fellow British officers were preoccupied with holding Philadelphia and weren't coming to meet him. American trrops surrounded Burgyone at Saratoga and the Continental Army's first major victiry was at the Battle of Saratoga -
Valley Forge
The French signed an alliance with the Americans in Februray 1778, and openely joined them in their fight. When this events took place in Paris, Washington and his Continental Army desperatly low on foods and supplies fought to stay alive at winter camp in Valley Forge, Pensylvania. More than 2,000 soldiers died. -
British surrender at Yorktown
When British general decided to move to Virginia to fight, he led his army of 7,5000 onto the peninsula between the James and York rivers and camped at Yorkown. Cornwalls planned to fortify Yorktown, to take Virginia, and then move to north no join Clinton's forces -
Friedrich von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette
Friedrich von Steuben, a Prussian captain and talented drill master, helped to train the Continental Army. Lafayette lobbied France for French reinforcements in 1779, and led a command n Virginia in the last year of the war. -
Treaty of Paris
The delegates signed the Treaty of Paris, which confirmed U.S. independence and set the boundaries of the new nation. -
Boston Massacre
Was a street fight and British soldiers were standing and guarding in front of the store which was the Boston Custom house. -
British victories in the South
After their devastating defeat at Saratoga, the British began to shift their operaions to the South. At the end of 1778, the expedition took place in Georgia. The vicory at Charles Cornwalls captured Charles Town, South Carolnia.
