revolutionary war timeline

  • treaty of paris (french and indian war)

    treaty of paris (french and indian war)
    britain claimed all of north america east of the mississippi river the treaty ended french power in north america. (creating america)
  • proclamation of 1763

    was to ensure britains empire was stable in north america
  • sugar act

    sugar act
    this act placed tax on sugar , molasses and other goods shipped to the colonies (creating america)
  • stamp act

    stamp act
    the stamp act was not like other acts first it taxed all goods thatwere paper they needed to have a special stamp and it taxed the colonists them selves instead of inderectly taxing them
  • boston massacre

    boston massacre
    british soldiers arrived under the command of general thomas Gage. with their arrival tension rose and soon a roit started and dock workersstarted insulting the soldiers which lead to the soldiers to fire creating the boston massacre
  • tea act

    tea act
    the tea act was a tax on tea and also it was a way to save the east india trading company from bankruptcy by making the colonists only buy their tea
  • boston tea party

    boston tea party
    when a group of men disguised as native americans borded three teat ships and dumped more than 342 chests of tea. (creating america)
  • intolerable acts

    intolerable acts
    were a series of acts that was called the coercive acts but the colonists called them the intolerable these acts were issued because of the boston tea party
  • quartering act

    quartering act
    the quartering act was that british soldiers could get quarters in any colonists house with out their permission
  • first continental ccongress

    first continental ccongress
    was when delegatesvoted to ban all trade with britain until they repealed the intolerable acts (creating america ) (wikipedia)
  • battles of lexington and concord

    battles of lexington and concord
    was the first military engagement in the revolutionary war and it was that the british were coming to take away ammunition and to get two patriot representatives
  • battle of bunker hill

    battle of bunker hill
    the battle of bunker hill was actualy at breeds hill and the patriots lost breeds hill but also won a moral victory by killing more than half of the britishes troops in that battle
  • Common sense by thomas paine was published

    Common sense by thomas paine was published
    common sense was mainly created for colonists to rebel against the british and take arms
  • decrelation of independece

    decrelation of independece
    a declaration that the colonies are cutting off all ties to the mother country britain and to declare their freedom to the world
  • battle of brooklyn

    it was a important battle that british troops won and patriots lost and they took over a very strategic area
  • american crisis by thomas paine

    a book to inspire americans to keep on fighting
  • battle of trenton

  • battles of saratoga

    battles of saratoga
    the battles of saratoga was between british general burgoynes army and the army of gates and benedict arnold benedictarnold fought and made the british surrender but was not given credit which lead to his betrayal and it was a turning point of the war
  • winter at valley forge

    was a cold winter and almost lost the battle but won
  • battle of yorktown

    battle of yorktown
    it was a battle in yorktown virginia and it was the british against 17000 continental and french soldiers it was a major battle for the americans and they won
  • battle of yorktown

    battle of yorktown
    was a battle of both the continental army and the french army against a british army where they made general cornwallis surrender
  • treaty of paris (american revolution)

    treaty of paris (american revolution)
    treaty that the american colonies are independent and that the colonies have to poay debts to britain