Key Points in the American Revolution

By jackson642

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    The French and Indian war was a war between France and the British over the Ohio River Valley. The war started in 1754 and ended 1763, the British won.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    The Proclamation of 1763 happened happened in 1763, and was a rule that colonists couldn’t go west of the Appalachian mountains so they could keep peace with the Indians.

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    The sugar act happened in 1764 and was an act of taxes from the King so he could repay war debt.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The stamp act was in 1765 saying that colonists had to pay for legal documents so the King can repay the war debt.

  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act
    The townshend act was in 1767 and it was where you sent someone to town to get stuff for your house like glass and stuff.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre happened in 1770 and was when British troops killed colonists Boston for acts of civil disobedience.

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    The tea act happened in 1773, and was where the King forced colonists to buy tea from them and only them.

  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    The intolerable act also happened in 1773, and it was how the government punished the colonists for the boston tea party.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The boston tea party also happened in 1773 too, and it was when the colonists dumped tea into the boston harbor as an act of civil disobedience.

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    The first continental congress happened in 1774 and was where the colonists disscused war.

  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    Lexington and Concord was in 1775, it was the first shot of the revolutionary war and it was the start of the American Revolution.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Delclaration of Independence was adopted in 1776 and was about freedom and independence.

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    The Battle of Saratoga was in 1777 and was a turning point in the revolutionary war and France joined the war to help the colonists.

  • Winter at Valley Forge

    Winter at Valley Forge
    Winter at valley forge was in 1777-1778 and was when Gorge Washington and his troops camped for the winter near the French to get training from them.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    The Battle of Yorktown was in 1781 and was the last battle of the American Revolution and the British surrendered.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    The Treaty of Paris recognized U.S. Independence in 1783 and was the end of the American Revolution.