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French/Indian War
This is an event leading up to the American Revolution, this war ended due to the Treaty of Paris. As a result of this, the French withdrew their right to all their American territory east of the Mississippi to Great Britain. The cost of the war is one reason why the British decided to tax the colonists. -
Stamp Act
An event leading to the Revolution. Similar to the Sugar Act of 64´ this act was imposed to help provide increased revenues to meet the demands of protecting the now enlarged British Empire. It was the first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through taxation of colonial goods. Enraged colonists rendered this act useless by outright refusing to use these stamps. -
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Townshend Acts
The was a series of four acts that were passed by the British Parliament in an attempt to assert what is to be considered a historical right to exert control over the colonies through the strict provisions for the collection of revenue duties. These acts were in both forms of verbal agitation and physical violence, as a result of this tension the British sent two regiments of their army to Boston. -
The Boston Massacre
In Boston, a small fraction of the British army that was threatened by mob harassment opened fire causing the deaths of five people, this incident soon became known as the Boston Massacre. The soldiers were then charged with murder and put up at a civilian trial. -
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Intolerable Acts
The British in retaliation to the colonist's resistance they enacted four measures that became known as the Intolerable Acts. These oppressive became the justification for conveying the First Continental Congress later in 74'. -
The Boston Tea Party
A group of people protesting both taxes on tea and the perceived monopoly of the East India Company disguised themselves as Mohawk (a Native American tribe) people boarded ships and dumped some £10,000 worth of tea into the harbor this event is commonly called the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
The congress was called to order by the Committees of Correspondence in response to the Intolerable Acts, the First Congress convened in Philadelphia, a total of fifty-six delegates were present representing all colonies except Georgia. -
"Give me liberty or give me death"- Patrick Henry
Henry was convinced that war with Great Britain was Inevitable, so he defended strong resolutions for equipping the Virginia military with the resources to fight back against Britain in a fierce speech in a Richmond church with the famous words being, “I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” -
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Paul Revere
On the night of April 18th, 1775 a man named Paul Revere rode from Charlestown to Lexington to warn the colonies that the British were marching their army from Boston to seize the colonial army, giving the colonists time to prepare for the coming battle. The next the Battles of Lexington and Concord would occur, though because they had the chance to preparer themselves the colonists stood victorious. Though the inevitable had occurred, casualties the first of the American Revolution. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Breed's Hill in Charlestown was the primary focus of combat in The Battle of Bunker Hill, which was part of the colonial siege for Boston. some 2,300 Red Coats eventually cleared the hill of entrenched Americans but at the cost of more than 40% of Britain's soldiers. Resulting in another victory for the Americans. -
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Valley Forge
In the aftermath of the failures at the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown, Washington and around 11,000 regulars took up quarters at Valley Forge in the winter, 22 miles northwest of the British occupied Philadelphia. Although the ranks were decimated by disease, starvation, and the cold. However when the Continental army emerged they were a well-disciplined and efficient fighting machine. -
Declaration of Independence
The Congress recommended that the colonies govern themselves, so the Declaration of Independence was written by non-other than Thomas Jefferson and then revised by the committee. The second of July the Congress voted for independence and on the fourth, they adopted the Declaration -
Hale Executed
After having penetrated the British defense of Long Island to obtain information, Capt. Nathan Hale was captured by the Red Coats. He was hung without trial the next day. His last words were thought to be, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." -
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Washington crosses Delaware
After being forced by the British to abandon the state of New York and driven beyond New Jersey, General Washington, and the Continental army struck back on Christmas night by sneaky across the frozen Delaware River to surprise the Hessians in Trenton at dawn. They took some 900 prisoners, keeping the fight for independence alive. -
France/United States Alliance
France had been secretly sending aid to the United States since 1776, but in 1778 it became public and the French began to ready and send fleets to the States. This symbolized the main turning point in the American Revolution, in the favor of the Americans. -
“I have not yet begun to fight!”
The U.S. battleship the Bonhomme Richard was getting the bad end of the battle against the British ship the HMS Serapis when John Paul Jones, American commander did not yield proclaiming “I have not yet begun to fight!” -
Treaty of Paris ends the Revolution
After the British defeat at Yorktown, the battles in America largely died out—the fighting continued at sea, between the British and America’s allies, which included Spain and the Netherlands. The military in North America was reflected in the preliminary Anglo-American treaty, which was included in the Treaty of Paris. Its terms, Britain recognized the independence of the United States with boundaries, including the Mississippi River on the west. Britain kept Canada but ceded Florida to Spain. -
Missing Pictures
To give the most accurate data I did timespans then I realized I can't put pictures in timespans so I will submit them with the link.
