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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was fought between Britain and the French and the Indians of America. The war lasted from 1754-1763. Britain won the war and got the rights to keep Canada. (There is no specific start date to the French and Indian War) -
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Road to Revolution Timeline
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The Sugar Act
The sugar act put a three cent tax on imported sugar. It also put taxes on coffee, indigo, and wine. Only some parts of the population was affected by the taxes and the taxes could be raised without the colonists allowing it. -
The Stamp Act
The British made it so that every public and legal document had to have a stamp with the British seal on it that costed money. The colonists were very mad that they had to pay for something that should be free so they responded by making the Stamp Act Congress. -
The Stamp Act Congress
After the colonists created the Stamp Act Congress the British took away the Stamp act but instead they made a new Act that said that they were in charge of the colonists. Everything that happened with the stamp act gave the colonists a reason to start the Continental Congress. -
Townshend Acts
Laws that put taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. Again, the colonists were very mad about all of these taxes and had violent protests that made the British send troops to the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happened when five colonists were shot by British troops. The Boston Massacre made the colonists dislike Britain even more than they did before. -
The Boston Tea Party
When the colonists were mad about the taxes on teas they dressed up as Mohawk Indians and went aboard three British ships to dump 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. The taxes on tea eventually led to the colonists boycotting tea. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was made up of 56 delegates from 12 colonies who met in secret in Philadelphia. They discussed issues of liberty and the Intolerable Acts. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord is where the British and the Americas first fought. It is unknown who fired the first shot there but it is known as “The shot heard round the world”. At Lexington and Concord the Americans had to retreat but they slowed down the British so that other colonists would be ready to fight the British when they got to them. -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress met when the Revolutionary War began. They created a Continental Army with George Washington as the commander-in-chief. Their meetings led to the creation of The Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Marine Corps. -
George Washington named Commander in Chief
George Washington was the first president of the United States and he served two terms. Washington was a big part of why Americans were successful during the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle between British and American forces. The Americans were protecting Boston harbor when the British attacked them, the Americans fired at the British until they were out of ammunition and many British troops died. -
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" published
Thomas Paine was a Patriot and American soldier who wrote Common Sense and The Crisis. These books were about revolutionary ideas and they encouraged people to fight for independence. -
The British Evacuate Boston
When the British evacuated Boston that was the termination of the war. After six long years the British gave up and went back to Britain. -
Richard Henry Lee proposes Independence
When Richard Henry Lee proposed independence most of the other colonies were reluctant to accept the idea of independence because they did not have things as bad as Lee did in Massachusetts so they did not want to anger the British. It took a long time to get all of the colonies to agree on the idea of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
The Declaration of Independence declared independence from Britain. It was written by Thomas Jefferson. -
Declaration of Independence signed
The Declaration of Independence was signed by many great Americans such as John Hancock, John Adams, and Samuel Adams.
