The American Revolution

The Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

This was an Act signed saying that the colonists couldn't move west past the appilations.

The Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

This Act put a tax on every piece of paper that was used in the colonies

The Quartering Act

Mar 24, 1765

The Quartering Act was passed by parliment to say that the colonists had to give shelter to British soldiers if they came knocking.

Townshend Act

Jun 29, 1767

This was a series of acts given my Charles THownshend

The Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

The Boston Massacre was a sreet fight that occured between a Bristish patrol and a mob of Colonists

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

This was a response to the tea act, that british imposed on the colonists. they snuck onto british ships and threw LOTS of tea of into the harbor

Intolerable Acts

Mar 17, 1774

these acts were mainly made to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

First Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies, met for the first time and disscused what they were going to do with Britain

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

The was a small battle but it was the first real battle with roughly 80 colonists and 700 British soldiers... we lost.

BAttle OF bunker Hill

Jun 15, 1775

TAhis was an early battle in the Revolutionary war. though it was a defeat it gave confidence to the Americans

Battle of Saratoga

Oct 17, 1777

This was a turning point in the Revolutionary war because it was a big victory for America

Battle of Yorktown

Oct 19, 1781

The French and Americans Team up to fight the British

treaty of paris

Sep 5, 1783

the formal Ending treaty to the war