Swagsofliberty

Revoluton Timeline

By Brett_TheSwagginator
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    Redvolution

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    Stopped settlers from crossing the appalachin mountains

  • Stamp Act of 1765

    Stamp Act of 1765
    Required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London which was taxed

  • Townshend Acts and Boston Massacre

    Townshend Acts and Boston Massacre
    Townshend Acts posed five laws that taxed the colonists to raise the salaries of the parlimentry people. In the Boston Massacre some British solldier fired into a crowd and killed five civilians and injured six others

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    A political protest by the Sons of Liberty against the British Tax policy and the monopoly by the East India Tea Company

  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    Series of law passed to restrict Massachusetts becasue of the Boston Tea Party. Took away self governing and historic rights

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    Convention of delegates from 12 colonies(Not Georgia) in philidelphia in response to the Intolerable Acts

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
    First military engagements of the American Revolution. Where the famous "Shot heard around the world" was heard from.

  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress
    Convention of Delegates from thirteen colonies. Happened after the Start of the American Revolutionary War. Met to plan further responses if Britian didnt change the Intolerable Acts

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill
    Colonists Defended a hill and the British suffered heavy casualties having 1000 wounded or killed men

  • Common Sense

    Common Sense
    Pamphlet made by Thomas Paine. Was an immediate success among common people. Wrote in a way that many people understood

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Was a declaration that the 13 colonies were independent of Great Britian and they formed one Nation

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    Generally considered the turning point in the war. French aid was sent and heple the Americans.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    A decisive victory with the First Continental Army led by George Washington with the help of the French Army. French created a blockade and stopped the British from bringing in supplies

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Ended the war between Great Britian and the 13 colonies