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The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was the treaty signed to end the French and indian war/seven years war. In it, most of the places conquered by opposing sides were returned to their rightful owners, but Brtitain also took alot of Spain's land, including Canada and the area west of the Appalacian Mountains -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclomation of 1763 frobid colonial expansion west to the land that britian had recieved from the French as a result of The French/indian war. -
the Sugar act
The Sugar Act was an act passed by the british parliament that replaced the soon-to-expire Sugar and Molasses act. It decreed that certain foods that were imported from britian would have a tax, like sugar would have a tax of 3 pence per gallon. -
The Currency Act
The currency Act was an act passed by british parliament that required colonists to use britsh money. This act was passed because the colonial money was growing stronger and britian didn't want to lose money -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an act given to the colonists from the british parliament. The stamp act stated that any paper used by the colonists was now taxed, as to raise money for a line of defense through the Appallacian mountains to defend from foriegn attacks. Obviously the colonists revulted and this was just another spark in the american revolution -
The Quartering Act; an intolerable act
After the French and Indian War, many british troops were stuck in the colonies. as a result, the British Parliament passed the Quartering Act, which allowed british soldiers to live in any colonist home that they pleased. The colonists would also have to feed them -
The Townshend acts
The townshend acts were a series of acts passed in 1767 that gave an indirect tax on glass, paint, paper, lead, and tea. the british parliament thought that if they gave an indirect tax instead of a direct one, the colonies would be satisfied. they were wrong -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when a group of british soldiers opened fire at a group of angry colonists that were throwing rocks and snowballs at them. The british captain Preston and his troops were put on trial for the murder of 3 colonists and the wounding of 8 others. (2 of whom ended up dieing later) However, only 2 of the soldiers ended up being accused guilty of manslaughter. This single event was one of the main sparks that fueled the american revolution's flames -
Boston Tea Party
The British had a monopoly on tea and was constantly taxing the colonists for buying using the 'the tea act'. In revolt, some colonists dressed up as navajo indians and dumped a british shipment of tea into the Boston Harbor -
The Boston Port Bill
in a response to the Boston Tea Party, the british parliament passed the boston port bill, prohibbiting the import or export of goods or merchandise in the harbor. This was considered one of the intolerable acts -
The massachussettes governing act; an intolerable act
In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament launched the Massachusetts Governing Act, giving the colonists in massachusetts very little say in anything at all. in addition, only the king could appoint people to the city council, so any leader they had was someone britian wanted them to have. -
The Administration of Justice Act: an intolerable act
the Administration of Justice act, passed by the british parliament, allowed any british soldier that was put on trial for capitol offenses could either go back to England or go to a different colony for their trial -
The 1st Continental Congress
In Carpenter Hall, 56 men from all 13 colonies (except Georgia) gathering for the 1st continental congress to discuss matters about the intolerable acts and about britian. They talked about boycotting british goods but ultimately came up with nothing. the following year there would be a 2nd continental congress meetng, all about starting an army/militia -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first actual battle in the american revolution. British troops had recieved word that the people in the town of Concord had access to arms and were concidered dangerous. They marched onward, until they came to Lexington, where some minutemen were waiting for them. it is unclear who fired the first shot but the british won and moved on to Concord. At the north bridge in concord, the british were surprised again and this time they were defeated -
'Common Sense' is published
When Thomas Paine published the panphlet "common sense', he was clearly trying to make a statement about how the royal monarchy of Great Britian was denying colonists their rights. The panphlet was the first to openly accuse Britian of not allowing colonists their independence, and many colonists agreed with what Thomas Paine wrote -
The Signing of The Declaration of Independence
On july 4th, 1776, The Declaration of Independence was signed, agknowledging The United States as seperate from britian. This wan't an official document but it is still famous today so, whatever. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle off Saratoga is considered one of the major turning points in the history of the Revolutionary War in the sense that when the british surrendered at the end of the battle (on October 7th) it looked like things were going good for those colonists striving for independence -
The Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was the last major in The American Revolution. Britian realized that they would have to stop the war when American and French troops led by George Washington and Comte de Rochambeau in Yorktown seized British Captain Charles Cornwallis and his troops. Altough it wasn't the last official battle in the American revolution, it did do quite alot to put an end to the war -
The Treaty of Paris (1783) is ratified
This Treat of Paris was used to end the Revolutionary War. The American negociators were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and John Jay. The british negotiators were Richard Oswald and David Hartley -
The day I actually finish this timeline :)
yup, that's pretty much it. Mr. Clark, i hope you enjoyed this
