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Revolutonary War Timeline

  • Proclomation of 1763

    Proclomation of 1763

    Made it illegal for settlers to settle past a the line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
  • Stamp Act of 1765

    Stamp Act of 1765

    Put tax on colonial newspapers and legal and commercial documents.
  • Townshend Taxes

    Townshend Taxes

    These laws placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    Soldiers and colonist faced extreme tension against each other then the British shot into the crowd.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    Colonists raided British ships dressed as Indians and dumped tea into the harbor.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    Also called the Coercive Acts, these laws were made to punish the colonists because of the Boston Tea Party.
  • The First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress

    55 delegates from 12 colonies gathered do discuss the Intolerable Acts.
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord

    First military engagement in the Revolution. Famous for the "Shot heard round the world".
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    Delagtes from the thirteen colonies gathered to manage the colonial war effort.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    A battle taking place on Breed's hill where the colonial army dished out a lot of damage.
  • Thomas Paine's Common Sense

    Thomas Paine's Common Sense

    Quickly famous, this work gave a simple argument of why the colonies should seek out freedom from Britiain.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Officailly states that the 13 colonies are sperate staes from Britian.
  • Battles of Saratoga

    Battle of Freeman's Farm
  • Battles of Saratoga (Freemans Farm)

    Battles of Saratoga (Freemans Farm)

    Battle of Freeman's Farm first of two battles that were a truning point in the war.
  • Battles of Saratoga (Bernis Heights)

    Battles of Saratoga (Bernis Heights)

    Battle of Bernis Heights, the secon and last of two battles that were a truning point in the war.
  • Battle at Yorktown

    Battle at Yorktown

    The last major battle of the Revolution.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    This was the ned of the Revolutioanary War,