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Treaty of Paris (1763)
The Treaty of Paris 1763, is a document of peace and friendship between Portugal, Britain and Spain. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamatons forbid colonicts to settle in the west. This help to protect them from natives. -
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Revolutionary War Timeline
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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a law passed raising taxes on any printed peice of paper. -
Quartering Act of 1765
Quartering Act is an act for punishing mutiny and desertion. This was used for paying soldiers better. -
Sons Of Liberty
They were working men who formed a group that stood up against the stamp act. -
Thomas Paine
Born January 29 1737 he wrote the poems that inspired and helped the revolution begin. -
Loyalists
People who loyal to the british and don't want to separate from the british. -
Benedict Arnold
January 14, 1741 he was born and later in his life became a trader to the patriots. He went and lived in England after. -
Marth Custis Washington
Born June 2 1731 she married George Washington and was the first, first lady of the united states. -
Patriots
The people who fought back against the British. Wanted to be separate from the British. -
Sam Adams
He signed the declaration of independence and was a strong player in the revolutionary war. -
Abigail Adams
She was the wife of John Adams and became the second first lady. -
John Adams
He was a patriot and helped to create the declaration of independence. Later he became the second president of the united states of America. -
Hessians
They were like the first mercenaries. german soldiers that helped the british, -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend act was an act passed increasing the taxes on oil, glass, paint, lead, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
Britsh troops shot at several colonists killing many. The colonists were mad because british officers were takeing their homes. -
Interable acts
The Intolerable act was leading up to larger taxes. This happend because Britan spent large amounts of money trying subjuugate Massachuetts, leading then to loose money by looted, spoiled, and destroyed goods that was getting shipped to the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
Tea had recently gone up in price due to the extreme taxing. On Dec. 16, 1773 dumped 342 chests of tea in the Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
On the 5th of september to the 26th of October in 1774, the first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelpia. All colonies peticipated excpect for Georgia. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere rode to LExington Massachuetts to warn Samual Adams amd John Handcok about the British invasion, that was going to happen later that day. -
Lextington Concord
The Lexington Concord was the start of the Revolutionary war. It was fought between a ragtag band of colonists againts the British army. -
Declaration of Indapendence
The Declaration of Indapendence is a was of creating a World that is more equal. Connecting man to man laws where created. -
The Battle of Saratoga
As 5,895 British troop surrenderd, this became the turning point of the war. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown is when George Washington and his army of 17,000 attacked British army of 9,000 it was one of the most importaunt battle in the Independence war. This was where British Surrenderd. -
Lord Cornwallis
On October 17 1781 he surrendered to the Americans and ended the war. He was a general for the british. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The Treaty of Paris 1783 is the signing date of the document that ended the Revolutionary war. -
George Washington
April 30, 1789 he took the oath as the first president. He was also a general in the war. -
Thomas Jefferson
1786 was the year that he was elected as the 3rd president of the united states.