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End of the Seven Years War
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax that was put on the American colonies by the British. The colonies were supposed to buy paper from Britain that had an official stamp on it that showed they had paid the tax. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre is when British soldiers in Boston fire on a group of American colonists killing five men. -
Britain Tries to Intimidate Massachusetts
The British Parliament passes the Coercive Acts called the Intolerable Acts in America. Britain closes the port of Boston and requires British troops to be housed in taverns and vacant buildings. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord is when they signaled the first battle of the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill: Americans Hold Their Own
In the first major action of the war, the American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill, but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was the document that played a major part in the colonist before the Revolutionary War for freedom from the British. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a document that is declared that the United States. -
George Washington Crosses the Delaware River
Washington's crossing of the Delaware River allowed his army to strike the Hessians at Trenton. -
Battle of Valley Forge
The Battle of Valley Forge was the turning point to the Revolutionary War. They had encampments for the Continental Army's. -
France Enters the War Against Britain
France enters the War against Britain,the signing of the Treaty of Alliance. Hostilities soon followed after Britain declared war on France -
George Rogers Clark Attacks the British in Ohio Country
George Rogers Clark commander who led a small force of frontiersmen through the freezing waters of the Illinois country to capture British-held Fort Sackville at Vincennes. -
Charleston Falls to the British
The British take Charleston, capture a large patriot army and deal the rebels one of their worst defeats of the war. -
Kings Mountain Victory Revives Patriot Hopes
Kings Mountain sets the scene for an American military resurgence. With the loss of his western flank force, Cornwallis falls back into South Carolina, delaying his planned invasion of North Carolina. -
Battle of Cowpens: American Tide Continues
The Battle of Cowpens was a victory sealed to Britain's reputation as the world's leading maritime power. -
Guilford Courthouse: Costly British Victory
British troops won a costly victory over Continentals and militia at Guilford Courthouse. The battle is part of General Nathanael Greene's strategy of engaging the British on ground of his choosing. -
Ninety-Six: Longest Siege of the War
South Carolina's leaders signed Treaty of Ninety Six with Loyalists in the backcountry. Both sides agreed to neutrality. Neutrality ended in November, when fighting broke out between Patriots and Loyalists in the backcountry -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown ended in victory for the Americans.This battle was the last recognized large conflict in the Revolutionary war. -
Yorktown: Large British Army Surrenders
British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army of some 8,000 men to General George Washington at Yorktown, giving up any chance of winning the Revolutionary War -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a document between the American colonies and Great Britain. It ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.
