American Revolution

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    Britain sets a tax that requires a stamp on all public documents like newspapers or legal documents. The colonists did not like having this tax placed on them. This led to unrest in the colonies and the Stamp Act Congress (October 1765).
  • Paul Revere's Ride

    Paul Revere's Ride
    The Revolutionary War starts and Paul Revere makes his famous ride to warn colonists that the " British are coming ".
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
    The actual fighting starts with the first " shot heard around the world". The Americans win as the British retreat.
  • Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
    The Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga.
  • Declaration of Independence is Adopted

    Declaration of Independence is Adopted
    The Continental Congress agrees to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence.
  • George Washington Crosses the Delaware

    George Washington Crosses the Delaware
    George Washington and his troops cross the Delaware River on Christmas night and surprise the enemy.
  • America Chooses a Flag

    America Chooses a Flag
    The Continental Congress adopts the " Stars and Stripes "Flag sewn by Betsy Ross.
  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge
    The Continental army under George Washington spends the winter training at Valley Forge.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. British General Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown was the unofficial end to the war.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Treaty that officially ended the war.