-
The French and Indian War Begins
Began when the French and British were involved in a despute over the ohio River territory and also the Native Americans living there. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the Seven Years War between Great Britain, France, and Spain. -
Royal Proclamation
The Royal Proclamation set guidlines for the new territories in North America. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar act was an act the prevented the smuggling od sugar and molasses in the colonies. It redused the tax rate on these products. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act put a tax on stamps in the colonies as a way to try to lower the national debt of Great Britain. -
Stamp Act Congress
This was a unified protest by the American colonist against the British taxtion. -
Townshend Acts
Five of the main laws of the Townshend Acts are the Indemnity Act, the Commissioners of Customs Act, the Vice Admiralty Court Act, and the New York Restraining Act. The laws were put in place to try to lower the debt of Great Britain. -
Boston Massacre
The killing of five colonist by the British troops. -
Boston Tea Party
When colonist extreamest went on a British boat and threw many boxs of tea overboard as an act of rebellion against the british taxtion. -
First Continental Congress
Consisted of 56 delegates from twelve colonies to think about boycotting the British goods. -
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
After getting word the the British were coming Paul Revere set out on a voyage to Lexington to give word to move the arms. This prevented the weapons from getting in British hands. -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
The first military engagment of the Revolutionary war. -
Fort Ticonderoga
When a small military force of colonist attacked and captured fort Ticonderoga after defeating the British controling it. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
During this Battle the American colonist took over what is now Charlestown peninsula, but the colonist were eventualy pushed back off the peninsula. -
Second Continental Congress meets
During this meet the Declaration of Independence was created and signed. -
Patrick Henry "Give Me Liberty"
-
"common sence" Published
A piece of writing writen by Thomas Paine explaing why America needed to be independent. -
British Evacuate Boston
This was the day that the British forces left boston, creating the holiday on March 17th. -
Declaration of Independence anounced
On July 4th, 1776 it was announced that the 13 US colonies were to break away from Great Britain. -
Washington Captures Trenton
In the Battle of Trenton General George Washington captured Hessian soldiers stationed at Trenton. -
British Defeat at Saratoga
This event consisted of 2 battles. One batttle on Spetember 19, and the other on October 7, 1777. In the end General Burgoyne and his troops surrendered. -
Winter at Valley Forge, PA
During this event Washington's army was forced to spend the winter at Valley Forge. His men had little cloths and no shelter so the built log cabbins to spend the winter. They suffered. -
Benedict Arnold plans found out
After Arnold gave Andre papers in order to get threw the lines in New York he was found out. -
John Paul Jones defeats the serapis
On October first 1779 John Paul Jones defeated the Serapis, a British naval ship. -
Cornwellis surrenders
Charles Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a french and American force at Yorktown. -
"The Crisis" Published
The American Crisis is a collection of articles written by Thomas Paine during the Revolutionary war.
