Rowen's 04.5 American Revolution Timeline-100 pts

  • John Locke 1632-1704

    Philosopher and writer who spread liberal ideas.
  • Charles Montesquieu 1689-1755

    Writer and philosopher who inspired the founding fathers.
  • Samuel Adams 1722-1803

    Founding father of the US.
  • John Hancock 1737-1793

    Founding father who was a president of the president of the Second Continental Congress.
  • Benedict Arnold 1741-1801

    High-ranking American general who later defected to the British in 1780.
  • Benedict Arnold 1741-1801

    Major American general before defecting to the British in 1780.
  • Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826

    Founding father and one of the people who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
  • Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826

    Founding Father and one of the people who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
  • French and Indian War 1754–1763

    It was a war between the French and British colonies which cost Britain a lot of money making them tax the colonies.
  • Alexander Hamilton 1755-1804

    Military officer and founding father.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    It was an agreement that gave Birtan control of some colonies in France and forbaded expansion to the west.
  • Quartering Act 1765

    It was an act that made colonists house and feed soldiers the colonists disliked.
  • Boston Massacre 1770

    Soldiers who were getting attacked/harassed fired on a crowd which painted Britain in a bad light for the colonies.
  • Boston Tea Party 17731773

    It was an aggressive protest by colonists.
  • First Continental Congress 1774

    It was the first time the colonies acted as one.
  • Second Continental Congress 1775

    It was when the colonies decided to go independent.
  • Declaration of Independence 1776

    It is a document that solidified the bonds of the colonies and gave the colonies a code to follow.
  • Articles of Confederation (1777)

    The Articles of Confederation were the predecessor of the Declaration of Independence.
  • Articles of Confederation (1777)

    The Articles of Confederation were the predecessor to the Declaration of Independence.
  • French Alliance 1778

    It was an agreement in which the French would give military support to the USA.
  • Treaty of Paris 1783

    It was the treaty that made the US an independent nation.
  • US Constitution signed 1789

    The US Constitution got formulary accepted by the US allowing the Constitution to do anything.
  • US Constitution signed 1789

    The US Constitution got formulary accepted by the US allowing the Constitution to do anything.