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Ezekiel's American Revolution Timeline
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The Proclamation of 1763
When the French and Indian War ended, many British settlers moved west and built homes. Many Indians did not like it, and they tried to attack the settlers' homes. To stop the attacks, Great Britain made a law called the Proclamation of 1763 that said that Indians can have much of the land to the west of the Appalachian Mountains. The settlers cannot move into those lands. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act is also called the Revenue Act. It enforced high taxes on refined sugar and molasses imported from non-British sources in the Carribean. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act is a law that forced colonists to pay a tax on printed papers like newspapers, pamphlets, marriage license and playing cards. When a colonist paid the tax, an official would mark the printed paper with a large stamp. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act of 1765 said that British soldiers should be quartered or housed in barracks. If there was not enough space in barracks, then they were to be housed in public houses and inns. If still not enough space, then the colonists should house the soldiers and provide food, fuel and transportation. -
Boston Massacre
The colonists were angry that they are giving free food and housing to the British soldiers. On the night of March 5, 1770, colonists gathered at the Customs House and some started throwing stones and snowballs to the soldiers. One soldier thought he heard "Fire" and shot into the crowd. When the crowd moved forward, other soldiers fired. Five people died and six were injured. -
Tea Act
This was a law that forced the colonist to buy tea, only from the British East India Company. The company lost a great deal of money and Parliament wanted to help it. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of men dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded three ships in the Boston Harbor. They threw chests of tea into the water to protest the Tea Act. -
Intolerable Acts/Coervive Acts
After the Boston Tea Party, the Parliament passed several laws called the Coercive Acts. The colonists called them the Intolerable Acts because they were harsh. One law prevented ships to enter and leave Boston Harbor until Boston paid for the tea thrown during the Tea Party. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The British General planned to attack the colonists and capture their leaders, Sam Adams and John Hancock. But, colonists spies learned of the plan and told the colonists. The colonial soldiers fought the British soldiers. The British soldiers lost, and retreated to Boston. -
Washington's Crossing of the Delaware
On a winter night in December 1775, George Washington led his troops across the icy Delaware River to New Jersey. George Washington's troop made a surprise attack in the battle of Trenton. They defeated the German mercenaries (Hessians) to win a key early Patriot victory. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence announced that the thirteen American colonies at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain would now regard themselves as thirteen independent states. They were no longer under British rule. These colonies formed a new nation, the United States of America. -
Battle of Yorktown
General George Washington's troops, with the help of the French army fought and defeated the British army led by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. General Cornwallis surrendered on October 17, 1781, ending the war for Independence. -
Treaty of Paris (American Revolution)
The Treaty of Paris is a set of agreements that ended the war between the Americans and Great Britain. Great Britain agreed to recognize the United States of America as an independent nation and gave the new country a huge amount of land.