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Revolutionary War Timeline
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Treaty Of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed by the Nations of Great Britain, Spain, and France. It gave England all French territories that were in the Americas. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 opened up new opportunities for colonists. It closed off the western frontier so that Colonists would not be able to colonize farther out. It calmed all the Indians, as they thought that colonists would colonize in their land. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act imposed a direct tax on all items traded to and from the colonies. The colonists were angered, because the taxes had to be paid in British money, not colonial paper money. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act forced colonists to pay for the provisions of British soldiers, and house them. There were too many soldiers and not enough houses, so some soldiers were forced to sleep in barns and inns. 1,500 soldiers arrived in New York in 1766, but the New Yorkers refused to house them or comply with the Quartering Act. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend acts were passed to give higher salaries to governors and judges, so they would be independent of colonial rule. -
Boston Massacre
During the Boston Massacre, British soldiers killed five civilians and injured six others. The British army Commander stationed there said that colonists were throwing rocks and hitting the soldiers with clubs. He did not give the order to fire, yet his soldiers did. -
Boston Tea Party
The Colonists disguised theselves as Indians during the Boston Tea Party, and went aboard a British trade ship, and proceeded to throw the crates of tea that the British had overboard. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was an American Patriot group, most famous for the Boston Tea Party. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts was the name given by the colonists for the Coercive acts.The Acts took away the rigths anself-government from the people of Massachusets. -
First Continental Congress
The Continental Congress met in response to the Intolerable Acts. They met to discuss options to protest The Coercive Acts, such as boycotting. -
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams was one of the Founding Fathers of America. He signed the Declaration of Independence, and Attended the First Continental Congress. -
John Adams
John Adams was one of our Founding Fathers, and he was the First Vice President of the U.S. and the Second President. He als oattended the first Continental Congress -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere's "Midnight Ride" warned colonial settlers that the Brititsh were coming by boat to Charlestown. -
Lexington and Concord
These battles were the first military engagemnets of the Revolutionary War. -
Hessians
Hessians were Germans who fought the Colonists, They fought for the British Crown. -
George Wahington
George Washington was one of Our Founding Fathers, a general during the French-Indian War, and the Revolutionary War. He was also our first President. As President, he started the End of Office speech, and he left office as president after six years, thus making the limited time in office. -
Loyalists
Loyalists were colonists who supported England in it's taking back of America. They would join the British Army in America, and fight the Patriots. (There was no specific date, So I put them in the middle of the year.) -
Patriots
The Patriots were colonists who opposed British rule,and declared America an Independent country. They fought the British Army. (There was no specific date, So I put them in the middle of the year.) -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a Pamphlet published anonymously, butlater was revealed to be written by Thomas Paine. It presented Colonists with an argument for freedom against Great Britain. -
Thomas Paine
Thoams Paine wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet that gave more reasons for Colonists to uprise against Great Britain. -
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Cornwallis was the British General in the years 1776-1782.
He brought victories for the British, but ltimately lost. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence announced the thirteen American colonies, and since they were at war with Britain, they regarded themselves at Independent states, They left Great Britain behind, and tried to make a new country. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was one of our Founding Fathers, the writer of The Declaration of Independence, and the third President of the U.S. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. An ultimate Victory for America, it helped the Colonist's confidence. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was a brave American General, but decided to switch sides to the British in 1780. His name quickly became synonymous with treason or betrayal. -
Battle Of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was a victory by the American Continental Army. The surrender of the British general, Cornwallis, prompted Great Britain to negotiate an end to the war, -
Treaty Of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ultimately ended the Revolutionary war betwen Great Britain and America. -
Martha Custis Washington
Martha Washington was the First Lady of the United States, and the wife of George Washington. -
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams was a First Lady to her husband John Adams, and the first Lady in the White House. She was John Adams' "Advisor," as she wrote him many letters during the Revolutionary War.
