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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War began in 1754. The war provided Great Britain massive territorial gains in North America, but arguments over policies and not paying war expenses led to colonial frustration, leading to the American Revolution. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax on the colonists' newspapers, stamps, and most printed documents, this act led to angered colonists which therefor created protests and revolts. The colonists during these revolts and protests greeted the arrival of the stamps and printed documents with violence and retaliation. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a riot that occurred on the streets in King street Boston. It began as a protest between American colonists and a single British soldier which included taunting and throwing things at the soldier. This escalated to a bloody shooting very quickly killing five colonists and leaving others injured. -
Boston Port Act (Boston Blockade)
Was one of the Intolerable Acts, which shut down the port of Boston for trade. British ships blockaded Boston Harbor not only angering people in Boston but also people in other colonies who were afraid the British would enforce the same blockade to them. -
First Continental Congress
On September the fifth, 1774, representatives from 13 of the colonies excluding Georgia (due to the fighting between them and the native Americans) met in Philadelphia to create a colonial resistance to the coercive acts. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Thomas Gage led a force of British soldiers to Lexington, where he planned to capture colonial radical group leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock, and then proceed to Concord and seize their gunpowder and ammunition but American spies got the information of the attack plan, and with the help of horseback riders such as Paul Revere, word spread to be ready for the British. Which they were, and successfully fended off the British winning the battle. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle was fought on June 17, 1775, during the beginning stages of the American Revolutionary War. It was the original objective (the hill) of both the colonial and British troops, although a vast majority of the combat took place on a hill adjacent to Bunker Hill named Breed's Hill. The British troops however had won, after failing in their first two attacks they had forced the colonists to retreat on the third attack due to the colonists having a lack of supplies and ammunition. -
Thomas Paine's "Commen Since" published
Thomas Paine’s pamphlet "Common Sense" suddenly put independence as the task on hand. Paine’s pamphlet sold 100,000+ copies within a few months. More than any other single publication of this time, "Common Sense" paved the way for the Declaration of Independence. -
Decleration of Independance Adopted
Congress recommended that the colonies should form their own governments, therefore the Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson and altered in committee, After the changes were made they voted for independence on July fourth we adopted the Declaration of Independence. -
Washington Crosses the Delaware
After being pushed back across New Jersey by the British, George Washington and the Continental Army attacked back on Christmas night by sneakily crossing the ice-cold Delaware River, sneak attacking the Hessian garrison at dawn, and taking 900 some prisoners. The Americans win at Trenton motivated the new country and kept the fight for independence possible. -
Burgoyne Surrenders at Saratoga
Burgoyne's surrender came after battles within Saratoga in October. With the British army losing troops and defenses during fights, Burgoyne retreated with a diminished army to Saratoga, where he surrendered to General Gates. -
Washington winters at Valley Forge
Washington and 11,000 troops took up winter quarters at Valley Forge northwest of British infested land. Although his army was crushed by disease, starvation, and bitter cold, the reorganized and prepared Continental Army emerged the following June as a well-disciplined and efficient fighting force, Ultimately making this a major turning point in the American Revolution. -
France and United States form an Alliance (Treaty of Alliance)
The Treaty of Alliance between the United States and France was a military alliance in which they agreed they would mutually help each other if either one was attacked by the British. -
Articles of Confederation Ratified
On March 1, 1781, the Articles of Confederation are finally ratified. The Articles were signed by Congress and sent to the individual states for ratification. After a little over a year of debating and bickering over land claims, Maryland finally approved the Articles. -
Siege of Yorktown
British Commander Cornwallis entered Virginia to join other British forces there, setting up a base at Yorktown. Washington’s continental army placed Yorktown under siege, and Cornwallis surrendered his army of more than 7,000 men. Making this siege a win for the Continental Army. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British Representatives ultimately ending the American Revolution. The
the treaty agreed to recognize U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory. -
Washington resigns as Commander
George Washington resigned as commander-in-chief of the continental army after the Treaty of Paris was signed. After his resignation, he returned to his home in Virginia. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in response to a debt crisis among the citizens and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades. -
Bill of Rights is added to the Constitution
The first ten amendments in the Constitution are the bill of rights, these 10 amendments guarantee individuals' civil rights and people's individual freedoms like freedom of press, speech, and religion. All of these rights are the basic rights all humans have. -
Alexander Hamilton's financial plan
Alexander Hamilton invented a financial plan that made the United States the best credit risk in the western part of the world. His plan was to borrow new money at a lower interest rate.
