American Revolution

By Maia L

  • John Locke

    Locke's book, Two Treatises of Government was published

  • Charles Montesquieu

    He married Jeanne de Lartigue.

  • Boston Port

    The Boston Port Act was passed.

  • John Hancock

    Hancock graduated from Harvard University.
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    French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War occurred.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763 was issued.

  • Sugar

    The Sugar Act was passed.

  • Currency

    The Currency Act was passed.

  • Stamp

    The Stamp Act was passed.

  • Quartering

    The Quartering Act was passed.

  • Declaratory

    The Declaratory Act was passed.

  • Townshend

    The Townshend Acts were passed.

  • Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre occured.

  • Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party occured.
    Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard.
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  • First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress met at Carpenter's Hill in Philadelphia.

  • Samuel Adams

    Adams was elected to be part of the continental congress.

  • Administration of Justice

    The Administration of Justice Act was passed.

  • Quebec

    The Quebec Act was passed.

  • Minutemen

    The Minutemen were formed in Massachusetts.
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    George and Martha Washington

    Martha Washington stayed with George Washington in the camps.

  • Lexington and Concord

    The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the Revolutionary War.

  • Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker hill occured

  • Paul Revere

    "The Ride of Paul Revere"

  • "Give Me Liberty of Give Me Death" Speech

    The "Give Me Liberty of Give Me Death" speech was made by Patrick Henry

  • Second Continental Congress

    The Second Continental Congress met.

  • Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was signed.

  • Hessians

    The majority of Hessians were in New York for multiple battles.

  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence.
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    Saratoga

    The Battle of Saratoga was considered the turning point of the war.

  • French Alliance

    The French Alliance started

  • Articles of Confederation

    The Articles of Confederation were adopted
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    Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown won the war for the Americans.

  • Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris was signed.
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    Abigail and John Adams

    Abigail and John live in Paris and then in London, They are the ambassadors to Great Britain.

  • Alexander Hamilton

    Appointed the first Secretary of the Treasury in the country.

  • US Constitution

    The US Constitution was signed

  • Massachusetts Government

    The Massachusetts Government Act was passed.

  • Benedict Arnold

    Benedict Arnold was made commander of West Point. He purposefully refused things like repairs and other things that would help America.