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French and Indian War
The French and The Native Americans ambushed the British, which killed Baraddock. The people at Delaware saw what the French and the Native American's did and thought "if those 2 could do it, than so can I!" and began attacking the British over at Pennsylvania. After a while, the French realized that they were gonna lose, so they told the people at Delaware to stop what they were doing. The French and The Native's pretty much gave up after that. -
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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an act that taxed most printed materials and was the first direct tax levied on the colonists. When news broke out, a huge debate began. Pamphlets, speeches, editorials and revolutions began over why this was not a good idea, in fact, the Stamp Act was so controversial that eventually an entire congress was made just for this act alone. When the Stamp Act went into play, everyone started boycotting. -
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Townshend Act
During the Stamp Act, Britain's financial problems got worse. With protests going on and the government still needing to pay the troops in America, it seemed like Britain was in trouble. But then, a man named Charles Townshend came into play and created an act known as the Townshend Act, which introduced new regulations and taxes. -
Boston Massacre
Colonists didn't like the Stamp act and the Townshend Acts, so they started to rebel. Every time a British troop arrives in Boston, they would make fun of them. One day, the troops just snapped and began Shooting people. There were 8 deaths. -
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Boston Massacre.
In Boston, riots went on about wanting more protection. As a result, 4 more British regiments arrived in 1768. People got mad so they started taunting and harassing the troops. Eventually the troops snapped and started shooting people. There was a total of 5 deaths with 6 wounded. -
Boston Tea Party
Britain's parliament helped the British East India Company by putting out of debt thanks to the Tea Act of 1773, which is an act that reduced tax on tea shipped to the colonies, and as you could guess, the colonies did not like this. So when the British East India Company had to much cheap dutch tea, they thought now might be a good time to give it away. When the boat of tea arrived, 150 men got on and started throwing the tea away. -
Intolerable Acts
Ever since the Boston Tea Party, Britain passed 4 laws that would punish Massachusetts and put an end to colonial challenges to British authority. Here is where you can find what the laws were -
The First Continental Congress.
In may, the Virginia House of Burgesses wanted a day of fasting to protest the arrival of British Troops from Boston. When Virginia's govern dissolved the house, Burgesses went to a nearby tavern. In short, they wanted the colonies to stop trade with Britain and to send them delegates to a colonial congress to discuss more action. And thus, the First Continental Congress began on September 5, 1774 and took place in Philadelphia. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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One night, 700 British troops marched from Boston to Concord on a road that took them to the Town of Lexington. The Patriots were aware of the plan, so they sent Paul Revere and William Dawes to sound the alarms. A 3rd man named Samuel Prescott joined in as well. The 2 men were stopped by a British patrol, but Samuel was lucky to get through. And on April 19th 1775, war broke out. -
The Second Continental Congress.
3 weeks after the battle at Lexington and Concord, the 2nd Continental Congress met in Philadelphia. The first issue was defense, so the Congress voted to “adopt” the militia army surrounding Boston, and they named it the Continental Army, they chose George Washington to Command it. This event also led to the battle at Bunker Hill which you can learn here -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense is published.
As the war went on, more and more Patriots wanted independence. When Common Sense was published, opinions began to change and everyone started to view King George III as the enemy -
Declaration of Independence adopted
After the Congress recommended that colonies form their own governments, the Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson and revised in committee. On July 2 the Congress voted for independence; on July 4 it adopted the Declaration of Independence. -
Battle of Yorktown
After a long battle at Yorktown, George's American Force and it's french allies made British General Lord Charles Cornwallis surrender. Making it the most important war in the American Revolution -
Treaty of Paris.
After the long battle at Yorktown, a treaty was signed in Paris by the representatives of King George III and representatives of the Unites States of America. And that led to the end of the American Revolution. Learn more
