Events American Revolution

By Dlan
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War took place over 9 years, The American and Indians were fighting to maintain control of their land and their cultural future. The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783, officially ending the American Revolution and declaring the United States as an independent nation. The ToP allowed British recognition of U.S. independence and the delineation of boundaries that would allow for American western expansion
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party took place back in December of 1773 in Boston, Massachusetts. To protest British Parliament's tax on tea. The demonstrators boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
    "No taxation without representation."
  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts

    After the Boston Tea Party, British Parliament punished the colony of Massachusetts by passing four acts. The Boston ort Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act.P
  • First Continental Congress meets

    First Continental Congress meets

    The Congress first met in Philadelphia with delegates from each of the 13 colonies except Georgia. I can't find much else, but it was very good for AMERICA.!!!
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the first major battle of the American Revolution, ending with a victory for the Americans.
  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker Hill

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was designed for multiple audiences: the King, the colonists, and the world. It was also designed to multitask. Its goals were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to announce the creation of a new country
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    The three week long siege in which British troops surrendered to the Continental Army and the French. This was the last battle of the American revolution and leads to the Treaty of Paris.
  • 3/5 Compromise

    3/5 Compromise

    It determined that three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation.
  • The Great Compromise

    The Great Compromise

    A system that was implemented in order to fairly represent each state. In the House of Representatives, a state is assigned a certain number of seats according to their population. In the Senate, each state gets two delegates regardless.
  • BOR adopted

    BOR adopted

    The Bill of Rights was made as Americans wanted to make sure that this new government wouldn't mistreat people like the way British Parliament did