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The French & Indian War Begins
The British and the French were both competing to have the most land for their colonies. They both expanded too far and eventually came in conflict -
Treaty of Paris
After years and years of fighting, the two sides finally wanted peace. The Treaty of Paris was made and gave the British new land to own. -
Royal Proclamation
The Royal Proclamation was issued after the British won the French and Indian war. The treaty designated the area the British aquired. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was an act put on the American Colonies by the British Parliment. The act raised the taxes on sugar for the colonists, which greatly angered them. The act was eventually removed. -
The Stamp Act Congress
After the Sugar act and other taxes placed on the colonies by the British, the colomies had to join together. The result was the Stamp Act Congress that gathered to create an opposition for the coming stamp act -
Stamp Act
After the Sugar Act, the British government created a new tax on stamps, or anything made of or on paper. This act, like the sugar act, met great dissaproval with the colonists and was revoked. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend acts where a series of passed in 1767 that increased taxes on the colonies. The acts were passed in order to raise the revenue of political leaders in the Colones and to show that the British had the right to tax the colonists. -
The Boston Massacre
In reaction to the Townshend Acts, the people of Boston rioted in the streets and started throwing snowballs at the British soldiers in the streets. Eventually the British fired apon the colonists and killed three people. -
The Boston Tea Party
One of the major products being taxed by the British was tea. As an act off rebellion, Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mowhawk Indians and climbed aboard British ships and dumped the tea into Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
In order to discuss the American reation to the Intolerable Acts, the Americans set up the First Continental Congress. The metting consisted of twele of the thriteen colonies who all sucessfully created a boycott of British goods. -
"Give Me Liberty"
"Give me liberty" was a speech given by Patrick Henry to the Virginia Convention. He delivered thhis speech to convince the Virginia House of Burgesses to promote arming the Virginian Militia -
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
With the threat of war on the horizon, someone needed to warn the colonists of the coming threat. To do this task, Paul Revere, William Dawes, as well as many others rode through the night warning people that,"the regulars are coming." -
Lexington and Concord
After being warned by the riders, the people of Massachusetts were ready. When the British arrived on Lexington Greene, they told the militia to lay down their arms. One side fired apon the other and few were killed. From there, the Birtish marched to the Old North Bridge were they were stopped by the militia. -
Fort Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga was fort in New York near Lake Champlain. The fort was takeover by Ethan Aleen and his Green Mountain Boys. -
The Second Continental Congress
Aft6er the success of the First Continental Congress, a Second Continental Congress was held. This time their goal was to create a document for independence of the colonies. -
Batlle of Bunker Hill
After capturing fort Ticonderoga, Ethan Allen started moving the cannons from there to Boston. Worried of an attack, the British quickly tried to take the surrounding hills. The colonists lost Bunker Hill, but only because they ran out of ammo. -
Common Sense
While the colonists were doing fairly well, they still needed to gather supporters to help them. Author Thomas Paine wrote a paper called "common sense" which was very well written and got many more followers. -
British Evacuate Boston
When the cannons finally arrived, they were set up to surround Boston. Worried of an impending attack, the British evacuated Boston to Nova Scotia. -
The Declaration of Independence
After month of hard work, the continentalcongress had finally came up with a document of independence. The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson, and was based on ideas of Enlightenment thinkers. -
The Crisis
Once again, Thomas Paine wrote another paper, calle dthe Crisis, to help rally the soldiers. Washington read this to his soldiers three days before crossing the Delaware. -
Battle of Trenton
On Christmas night of 1776, General Washington and his men crossed the Delaware River to lead a surprise attack on the Hessians. The attack was successful and caught them completely off guard. -
Battle of Saratoga
In the fall of 1777, the Continental Army gain a huge victory at Saratoga. This victory was enough to convince the French that they should aid the Colonies in their fight. -
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Winter At Valley Forge
The Continental Army spent the winter of 1777 to 1778 at Valley Forge in PA. During this time they were trained in the European style of fighting by Barron von Steuban. -
Defeating the Serapis
John Paul Jones was an American navl captain during the revolution who protected areas around the British Isles. On day the British ship, The Serapis attacked his ship. After three hours of fighting, the Serapis surrendered. -
Benedict Arnold Discovered
Benedict Arnold was a successful American general that betrayed them by helping the British. Though he was discovered, he managed to escape and not be tried. -
Cornwallace surrenders
Cornwallace had backed himself into the city of Yorktown and was surrounded on three side, but he thought he had the advantage of the British Navy. But America had alligned with the second best navy and in one of the only naval battles of the revolutin, the French defeated the British navy and cut off his escape. Hearing of this, Washington snuck down tfrom New York and helped the French bombard the city. Finally with no chance of escape, Cornwallace surrendered.
