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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 stated that settlers could not cross west over the Appalachian Mountains in order to prevent further conflicts between settlers and Native Americans. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act tried to stop colonists from smuggling foreign made molasses into the colonies. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act stated that colonists need to have special stamped paper for any legal document they need which includes things like licenses and pamphlets. -
Repeal of Stamp Act
The Repeal of Stamp Act was an appeal by Benjamin Franklin before the British House of Commons the Parliament voted to repeal the Stamp Act. The same day Parliament passed the Declaratory Acts showing that the British government had free and total legislative power over the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre started with a small argument between British Private Hugh White and a few colonists. The argument began to escalate as more colonists gathered and began to harass and throw sticks and snowballs at Private White. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. During the protest they dumped the entire load of tea into the water. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable acts shut down the Boston Harbor and series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party -
Lexington and Concord
The Lexington and Concord was the first battle of the Revolutionary War fought in Massachusetts British troops had moved from Boston toward Lexington and Concord to seize the colonists' military supplies and arrest revolutionaries. -
2nd Continental Congress/Declaration of Independence
The 2nd Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that formed in Philadelphia caused by the Redcoats once again storming Boston. It was agreed that a Continental Army would be created. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a crucial victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution and the turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was where the American Continental Army made camp during the winter American forces became a true fighting unit. Valley Forge is often called the birthplace of the American Army. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown started when George Washington a commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown.
