Americam Revolution Timeline

Stamp Act

Mar 17, 1765

Tax on legal documents. Required that a stamp be bought for all legal documents and other items such as playing cards or newspapers.

Townshend Act

Apr 23, 1767

This act is named after Charles Townshend. This parliament puts duties on imported goods.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

A drunken mob throwss snowballs at brittish soldiers to harass them. The brittish soldiers get angry and fire their muskets at the croud.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

The night of December 16,1773 colonists disguised themselves as mowhawk indians. Then they went aboard three tea ships and opened the crates and dumped out 45 tons of tea.

Intolerable Acts

Oct 6, 1774

Boston harbor shuts down until paid.

Second Continental Congress

May 10, 1775

First gathered in 1775. Many of the same delegates from the first continental congress returned. The newer delegates included Benjamin Franklin and John Hancock. This was from 1775 to 1781.

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 17, 1775

Americans occupied two hills north of Boston Breed hill and Bunker Hill. On this day the brittish army attacked. The Brittish launched three assaults on the patriots. Finally on the third attack the Brittish succeeded and captured Breeds Hill.

Olive Branch Petition

Jul 5, 1775

It was a petition from the colonists to make peace with the brittish. Sadly it didn't work and the brittish kept bossing the colonists.

Common sense is published

Jan 10, 1776

Common sense was written by Thomas Paine. It was written to show people that they need to fight for independence.

Declaration of Independance

Jul 4, 1776

Mostly written by Thomas jefferson. This was made to gain freedom from England. The Colonists didn't want to be bossed around by England anymore so they made this to become free and have their own rights.

Trenton

Dec 26, 1776

George washington led the american troops to a victory against the hessian soldiers in the battle of trenton.

Battle of Saratoga

Oct 17, 1777

The english army tried to attack the americans but ended up losing. This battle was a victory for the Patriots and a major turning point for the American Relolution.

Yorktown

Oct 19, 1781

George washington joined forces with the french and planned the attack on Brittish troops. Charles Cornwallis is the leader of the Brittish troops and finds he has to face an army twice the size of his own. Eventually Cornwallis surrendered.

Treaty of Paris

Sep 3, 1783

This treaty ended the Revolutionary War.