The Amercian Revolution Timeline

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  • John Locke (1632-1704)

    John Locke was a physician and an English philosipher. He was most commonly known as the Father of Liberism.

  • Charles Montesquieu(1685-1755)

    Charles Montesquieu was a french political analyst who lived during the age of the Enlightenment.

  • Sam Adams (1722-1803)

    Sam Adams was a philosipher. He was most known for being one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. He was also known for playing a role in the Boston Tea party but he also played a role in the Stamp Act as well.

  • George and Martha Washington(1731-1802)

    George Washington was the first ever President of the United States of America, and his wife Martha was first lady. They wed in 1759 when George Washington was a Colonel.

  • Abigail and John Adams (1735-1826)

    John Adams was the Second President of the United states and Abigail Adams was his first lady. They wrote eachother love letters while John Adams was in Pensylvannia while Abigail was not.

  • John Hancock (1737-1793)

    He was a patriot of the American Revolution. He was the president of the Second Continental Congress.

  • Paul Revere (1738-1818)

    He was a silversmith. Many people didn't know why he was important to American history but he actually took part in the Boston Tea party by making different lantern signals to warn the men if there was a British Invasion

  • Benedict Arnold (1741-1801)

    Benedict Arnold was Military officer. He was a general during the American Revolution War.

  • The French and Indian War (1754-1763)

    It was a war where the French were fighting against the British-America colonies.

  • Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)

    Alexander Hamilton is best known for being one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and for promoting the U.S Constitution.

  • Proclomation of 1763

    The Proclomation of 1763 prohibited the American colonists in settling west of Appalchia.

  • Sugar Act

    This act was to raise money by highering the taxes on sugar.

  • Currency Act

    This act was the act that regulated paper money by the British- America colonies instead of coins.

  • Stamp Act

    The stamp act was an act to tax the American colonies so that any printed material they make has to be stamped.

  • Quartering act

    The Quartering act required the American colonies to provide homes and food to the British soldiers.

  • Declatory Act

    The Declatory act was an act of parliament for Great Britain and it came with the Stamp Act.

  • The Townshed Review

    The Townshed Revenue were also acts of parliament which were relating to the British American Colonies in North America

  • Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was when British soldiers shot into a crowd and killed 5 people because they were being attacked by a mob.

  • Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea party was a protest lead by the Sons of Liberty against the tea tax by throwing tea overboard the ships and into the water

  • Boston Port Act

    The Boston Port act which is one of the Intolorable Acts was issued to serve as a concequence for the Boston Tea Party.

  • Administration of Justice Act

    The Administration of Justice Act also called the Murder Act was for the parliament of Great Britain. It insured that a Britain official would have a fair trial.

  • Massachusetes Governing Act

    The Massachusetes Governing Act was again for the British Parliament and it gave the British a lot of power in Massachusetes.

  • Qubec Act

    The Qubec act gave the French and The Canadians full religious freedom.

  • First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress had two major accomplishments. One was to compress the amount of people boycotting the British Goods.

  • Batlle of Lexington and Concord

    The battle of Lexington and Concord was the first physical war engagements inside of the American Revolution.

  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

    This battle was fought in the early stages of the American Revolution.

  • "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" Speech

    The "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" Speech was spoken by Patrick Henry when he thought that the alternative to fighting was slavery.

  • Minutetmen

    The Minutemen were a group of men who were independant and grew their own military companys

  • Second Continental Congress

    The Second Continental Congress was made up of the 13 colonies. It was created soon after the launch of the Revolutionary War.

  • French Alliance

    The French Alliance were allied with America during the Revolutionary War. The French secretly shipped supplies to the Americans.

  • Hessians

    The Hessians were German soldiers. They fought with the British during the American Revolution.

  • The Declaration of Independance

    The Declaration of Independance was a Declaration made to explain why the American colonies were splitting off from Britain.

  • The Battle of Saratoga

    The battle of Saratoga was when the Americans won the American Revolution and the British lost.

  • Articles of Confederation

    The Articles of Confederation were articles that served as the U.S's first constitution.

  • Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris was signed by King George the third and the treaty was actually the thing that ended the American Revolutionary War.

  • US Constitution Signed

    The US Constitution established the laws and government of America.