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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was conflict in North America in a larger regal war between France and Great Britain. There was another name for this war, They also called is Seven Years War. this war debated over future frontier policy. This war also caused Great Britain to gain a lot of land in North America. The French and Indian War ultimately led to the American Revolution. -
sugar act
The Sugar Act was mainly about the manufactured rum, which was made from a by-product of sugar production. The Sugar Act started in 1733 but was republished April 5, 1764. The Sugar Act was part of taxation without representation. The sugar act was important because it happened in 1764 where it was the first tax on the American colonies imposed by the British Parliament. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. All American colonists was imposed to the new tax and the American colonists were required them to pay on every piece of printed paper they used. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of 5 people by the British soldiers who thought they were told to fire. Private White hit a teenager with the butt of his rifle for insulting Captain Goldfinch and that's what started this. People started throwing oyster shells, snowballs and other things at the British Soldiers. One British Soldier was hit in the face by a stick and madly shot into the crowd. That now what was considered the first battle of the Revolutionary War. This was a very important day -
The Tea Act
The main purpose for The Tea Act was to bail out the struggling East India company. The company was told to sale the tea in the colonies by the British government and was granted importation. The tea was a huge part of the colonies but they had no saying in taxing the tea they get. This was important because the tax on the teas had existed since the passing of the 1767 Townshend Revenue Act. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a time when a variety of Massachusetts colonist dressed as Mohawk Indians, boarded a few British tea ship and role into the Boston Harbor. The "Indians" dumped all of the tea into the Harbor. This had colonists started the violence. The Boston Tea party was pretty much the key-event to the American Revolution The Boston Tea Party was important because both British and American responses to the actions that followed the tea party. -
Boston Port Act
Because of the Boston Tea Party was made to punish the colonists in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Port Act was one of the many British laws that is mentioned as the intolerable Acts passed by Great Britain. -
The Quartering Act 1774
The Quartering Act started that the governors had the power to make arrangements to make sure that colonist supplied shelter for the troops. this made colonists even more angered. This act was created to pass provisions of the 1765 Quartering Act. -
Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech
Less than a month before the beginning of the Revolutionary War Patrick Henry addressed the House of Burgesses in the Richmond, Virginia. Patrick gave a speech this day. this speech was remembered popularly as the ' Give me liberty or give me death" -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. All of the battles were fought on this day. -
Battle of Ticonderoga
The Battle of Ticonderoga started on this day. The British and American Forces fought during the battle of Fort Ticonderoga was located on the shores of the Lake Champlain on the boarder of New York. -
George Washington is Named Commander in Chief
The Continental Congress made George Washington the commander of the Chief of the Continental Army on this day, this is very important because hes a good commander and he eventually leads army to victory. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Early in the Revolutionary War the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. The inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy. -
Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense
American colonists convinced that they need to break off of the British rule and that the time to do it was now. The Common Sense pamphlet advised independence from the Britain for the American colonies. -
Declaration of Independence is written and signed by delegates in the Continental Congress
Reason why there was a Declaration of Independence written because congress picked a committee to write a declaration explaining why the colonies wanted independence. -
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Saratoga was fought eighteen days apart in the fall of 1777. On September 19th, the British General achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces. -
Alliance is Made between the Rebels and the French
During this period, french citizens razed and redesigned their country's political landscapes. Like the American Revolution before it, the French Revolution was influenced by Enlightenment ideals. Although it failed to achieve all of its goals and at times degenerated into a chaotic bloodbath. -
Battle of Yorktown
General George Washington commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental Troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against the British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown. -
General Cornwallis surrenders to Washington at Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York. It ended on this date. -
Peace Treaty Signed ending the American Revolution recognizing US independence
The Treaty of Paris of 1783, negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence.
