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Stamp Act
Prime Minister George Grenville passes the stamp act which required colonists to buy special stamped paper for everything they did. -
Delegates meet in NY
Delegates from 9 colonies met in NY to discuss stamp act. -
Stamp act repealed
Parliament repeals Stamp Act but on same day makes it's power known by issuing the Declaratory Acts. -
Townshend Acts
New method of gaining revenue on American colonies by using indirect tax proposed by Charles Townshend. -
Raided ship
British agents in Boston seized the Liberty, a ship belonging to local merchant John Hancock. -
Boston Massacre
A armed clash between British Solider's and colonials. Said to be a British attack on defenseless citizens. -
Rhode Island Colonists
A group of Rhode Island Colonists attack a British customs schooner. -
Tea Act
Parliament passes Tea Act, which forces colonists to pay taxes on Tea. -
2nd Continental Congress Meet
They meet in Philly and agree to appoint George Washington as general. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Really took place on Breed's Hill but called battle of Bunkers Hill. British win, but lose 1,000 men -
Olive Branch Petition
2nd Continental Congress sends last chance letter to persuade for peace and a “return to former harmony” -
Declaration Of Independence
A document wrote to proclaim that people in the new world should be free of British command -
Washington crosses Delaware
Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night of 1776 and captured Trenton, NJ. -
Fight for Philly
British forces under General Howe captured Philadelphia in 1777 -
Battle at Saratoga
American troops defeated General Burgoyne on October 17, 1777.
Surrender would dramatically change Britain’s war strategy. -
Valley Forge
Very low point for Patriots who spent the Winter in cold and horrible conditions. -
Friedrich von Steuben
von Steuben joins war effort and the moment is starting to go into American favor. -
French signs alliance
France recognizes American independence and agrees to help in war effort. -
Battle at Savannah
The British fight the Americans under henry Clintons command and take Savannah, GA easily -
Camden, SC
Cornwallis's army is no match for American forces -
Charles Town
General Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis sail south with 8,500 men and take Charles Town, South Carolina -
Rhode Island Battles
A french army of 6,000 men landed in Newport, RI and lead to going to Yorktown -
Battle at Cowpens
British expected to destroy Americans because they thought they outnumbered them but america ended up winning battle -
Robert Morris
Congress appoints Robert Morris as superintendant of finance. -
Guilford Court House
Cornwallis won battle but lost 1/4 of his men in the process. -
Greene letter to Lafayette
Greene had weakened the British, but worried about the fight south so he wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help. -
Troops get paid
Troops were finally paid in specie or gold coin. -
Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown
Cornwallis surrendered on October 17, 1781 after 3 weeks of fighting in Yorktown -
Peace talks
Peace talks in Paris begin in 1783. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris officially ends war in 1783, Britain agreed to full independence for the colonies.
