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Revolutionary War Timeline

  • Samuel Adams

    Samuel Adams

    Samuel Adams was the leader of the movement that became the American Revolution.
  • Hessians

    Hessians

    The Hessians were German soldiers who worked for the British Empire. There were around 30,000 of them!
  • George Washington

    George Washington

    George Washington was the first president of the United States.He was also the leader of the Continental Army
  • Paul Revere

    Paul Revere

    He was famous for his midnight ride that alerted towns that the British were coming.
  • John Adams

    John Adams

    John Adams was the second president of this country. He is related the Samuel Adams.
  • Loyalist

    Loyalist

    People who stayed loyal to the King. They were American colonists.
  • Thomas Paine

    Thomas Paine

    He was an author who inspired the patriots to declare independence against the British.
  • Lord Cornwallis

    Lord Cornwallis

    He was the British's best general in the American war of independence.
  • Benedict Arnold

    Benedict Arnold

    He was an American General who in the end switched to the British.
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson

    Third president of the United States. He is a founding father of America and the main author of the declaration of Independence.
  • Abigail Adams

    Abigail Adams

    Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams and the first first lady of the United States.
  • Martha Washington

    Martha Washington

    George Washingtons wife.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    It was the signing that formally ended the French and Indian war and it was the begining of British domanance outside of Europe.
  • Procamation of 1763

    Procamation of 1763

    It was the end of the French and Indian war. It opened up anew opurunities for the colonists.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act was a bill that was passed declaring that all printed materialsmust be printed in England. This bill also siad that the colonists had to pay the British in British pounds.
  • Quatering Act

    Quatering Act

    The Quatering Act were a series of laws made for the soldiers. This included their houses and other luxuries.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was an incident in Boston where five people dide and 6 were injured!
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    These two battles were the first two real military engagments in the war. many men died in these two battles
  • Sons Liberty

    Sons Liberty

    They were a group that was formed to protect the colonists. They commited the boston tea party.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was the dumping of 342 chests of tea rebelling the Britishes new tax on there tea.
  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress

    This first meeting was held to responed to the Intolerable Acts.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    These were a seires of acts regarding the people in the Northern colonies.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    it was the statement that officially declared that the 13 colonies would be at war with theBritish.
  • Patriot

    Patriot

    They were rebels against the British. They were a wide range of people.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

    This book was written to challenege the British goverment.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    This was the battle that dicieded the fate of the British General John Burgoyne's army.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    Was a definite victory by the Americian Colonists and the French over the British. It was the last major battle in the war.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    This treaty ended the Revolutionary War. The war was between Great Britian and United States against European countries like Spain,France and the Dutch Republic.