The American Revolution

Declaration of Independence

1776 BCE

This document told the Brittish that the Colonists were breaking away from them. This caused the war to take a new turn.

Treaty of Paris

Mar 10, 1763

This treaty ended the French and Indian war. This War cost Britain a lot of money, so they decided to tax the colonists. The tension between the two can be traced back here.

Sugar act

Apr 5, 1764

This was the first of the taxes that the British forced onto the colonies. This tax increased the price of sugar. The colonists rebelled, and the tax was repealed.

Stamp Act

Apr 22, 1765

The second tax that the british forced onto the colonists. This required a stamp to be put onto any paper products. This was also repealed.

Townshend acts

Jun 29, 1767

This was a series of taxes placed on multiple goods such as sugar, paper, and tea. The colonists rebelled and this was repealed, except for one tax.

Tea act

May 10, 1773

This was a tax put on tea. This angered the colonists because it took away the freedom to choose. The tax was repealed.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 17, 1773

In response to the Tea Act, a few of the Sons Of Liberty members, a radical colonial liberation group, boarded some Brittish ships and destroyed all of the tea there. This caused the tea act to be repealed.

Intolerable Acts

Apr 22, 1774

This was a string of new laws that the colonists absolutely despised. This closed Boston Harbor, canceled Massachusetts's charter, sent royal officials to Brittan too try them, forced colonists to house British soldiers, gave land to Quebec, and made a military officer the governor of Massachusetts.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

The colonists had weapons stored in Lexington and Concord, so the British decided to go there and seize the weapons from the Colonists. However, Paul Revere decided to ride to Lexington and Concord to warn the colonists that the British were coming. The colonists successfully drove the British out.

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 17, 1775

During this battle, the British tried to take Bunker Hill. They did it, but their death toll was huge. This battle showed that the Americans were willing to stand up to theBritish for freedom

Common Sense

Jan 10, 1776

This was a pamphlet published Thomas Paine. This pamphlet gave reasons as to why they should break away and pushed America closer to rebellion.

Boston Massacre

Mar 20, 1779

Here, the colonists decided to provoke some British sentries into firing their guns. This was blown out of proportion, and was used to cast the British in a bad light.

Battle of Yorktown

Sep 28, 1781

This was the final major battle of the American Revolution. French and American troops surrounded the British forces, and laid siege to them. The British was forced to surrender.

Treaty of Paris

Sep 4, 1783

This treaty ended the American Revolution. Britain now had to accept that the Colonies were now an independent country, the United States of America.