American Revolutionary War

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  • Albany Congress

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    American Revolutionary War

  • Proclamation of 1763

  • Sugar Act

  • Currency Act

  • Stamp Act

  • The Quartering Act of 1765

  • Patrick Henry's "If this be treason, make the most of it!" speech

  • The Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions

  • The Stamp Act Congress

  • The Declatory Act

  • The Townshend Revenue Act

  • Boston Nonimportation Agreement

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre For more info, copy and paste the URL above.

  • The Tea Act

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • Boston Port Act, one of the "Intolerable Acts"

  • Administration of Justice Act, one of the "Intolerable Acts"

  • Massachusetts Government Act, one of the "Intolerable Acts"

  • Quartering Act of 1774, one of the "Intolerable Acts"

  • Quebec Act, one of the "Intolerable Acts"

  • The First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia and issues Declaration and Resolves

  • Battle of Point Pleasant, Virginia

  • The Association

  • Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech

  • The Rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes

  • Washington assumes command of the Continental Army

  • Snow Campaign, in SC, so-called because patriots are impeded by 15" of snow

  • Paine's "Common Sense" published

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Sense_%28pamphlet%29 For more information, copy and paste the URL above.

  • The Virginia Declaration of Rights

  • The First Virginia Constitution

  • Congress debates and revises the Declaration of Independence

  • Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence; it's sent to the printer

    http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html A Transcription of the Declaration

  • The Declaration of Independence is read publicly

  • Flag Resolution

  • Paoli Massacre, PA

  • The United States and France sign the French Alliance

  • Spain declares war on Great Britain

  • Articles of Confederation adopted

  • British and Americans sign preliminary Articles of Peace

  • Congress ratifies preliminary peace treaty

  • The United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris

  • Washington resigns as Commander

  • U.S. Constitution signed

  • U.S. Constitution adopted, when New Hampshire ratifies it