Revolutionary War Timeline

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  • Period: to

    Revolutionary era

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    this made the british very powerful. This treaty also led to the revolutionary war
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    this will open up opportunities for the colonists. This also will stop expantion of the colonies
  • Thomas Paine

    Thomas Paine

    He wrote very insperational books and inspired the patriots
  • Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty

    american patriots group
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    This allowed britain soldiers to stay at homes in the colonies. If they outnumbered the amount of houses they stayed in wine sellers, etc.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    It was a tax
  • townshend act

    townshend act

    a series of different acts.
  • Martha Curtis Washington

    Martha Curtis Washington

    considered to be the first First Lady of the United States
  • hessians

    hessians

    german auxileries under the british empire
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    known as the Incident on King Street by the British. shots fired
  • Loyalists

    Loyalists

    loyalists were loyal to britain
  • patriots

    patriots

    patriots were trying to get independance from britain
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party

    colonists dump tea in the bay
  • 1st continental congress

    1st continental congress

    was the first congress
  • intolerable acts

    intolerable acts

    led to boston tea party
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    made up of two battles
  • Sam Adams

    Sam Adams

    he was a leader in what came to be the revolutionary war
  • John Adams

    John Adams

    He was the first vice president, second presidant and was very educated
  • Battle of saratoga

    Battle of saratoga

    Battle that happened two times
  • Benidict Arnold

    Benidict Arnold

    he started as a patriot then became a loyalist
  • Abigail Adams

    Abigail Adams

    first Second Lady and second First Lady of the United States
  • Paul Revere

    Paul Revere

    said the british were coming
  • Dec. of ndependance

    Dec. of ndependance

    Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people.
  • George Washington

    George Washington

    comander in cheif of the patriots army
  • Lord Cornwallis

    Lord Cornwallis

    British Army officer and colonial administrator
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson

    serving under President George Washington he then came to be the third president.
  • Battle of yorktown

    Battle of yorktown

    A big battle in yorktown
  • Treaty of paris

    Treaty of paris

    ended revolutionary war