american revolutionary war timeline

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on Kings Street on March 5th, 1770. It started as a disagreement between a British soldier and American colonists, then escalated to a chaotic massacre. This energized anti-British sentiment and paved the way for the American Revolution.
  • French Indian War

    French Indian War
    the french and the british were fighhting over control of the ohio river valley. The war lasted 9 years, and cost the british a lot of money. The british won, but were in a significant debt. In order to pay off the debt they start taxing colonists, sparking the first dispute between the colonists and the corwn.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    The Quartering Act was the British Parliament requiring colonial authorities to provide food, drink, fuel, and transportation to British forces stationed in their towns. This act was passed mainly in response to greatly increased empire defense costs following the French and Indian War. This helped The Revolutionary War because it allowed royal Governors rather than the colonial legislatures, to find homes and shelters to house British soldiers.
  • The Townsend Act

    The Townsend Act
    The Townshend Act was a serious measure taken by the British parliament, that taxed goods on goods imported to the American colonies. Some American Colonists saw this as an abuse of power. In return, the British sent troops to enforce these new laws. These Acts were passed to pay colonial governors and judges, although these policies prompted colonists to boycott British products.
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
    The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts. Paul Revere was the one who triggered the alarm and notified the opposition.
  • The Boston Tea Party & Intolerable Acts

    The Boston Tea Party & Intolerable Acts
    The Boston Tea Party was an incident in which about 342 chests of tea belonging to the British were thrown from ships by American colonists disguised as mohawk Indians. The American colonists were protesting The tax on tea. The intolerable acts were a series of 4 laws passed on May 20th, 1774 by Britain's parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill
    The American patriots were beaten at the Battle of Bunker Hill, but they proved they could hold their own against the British Army which was superior in every way. The fierce fight confirmed that any reconciliation between England and her American colonies was no longer possible. The British had twice as many deaths as the Americans.
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence was a document that the Continental Congress approved on July 4, 1776, and that introduced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. The document was signed by Benjamin Franklin. when this was signed the American colonists were able to make an alliance with the Government of France and obtain French help in the war against Great Britain.
  • battle of Trenton and Princeton

    battle of Trenton and Princeton
    After getting across the Delaware River in a terrible storm, General George Washington’s army defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton. The victory set the stage for another success at Princeton a week later and boosted the morale of the American troops. At the end of the war, the Americans had won both the battle of Trenton and the battle of Princeton.