American Revolution

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/stamp-act.html
The Stamp Act was one of the leading causes of the Revolutionary War. It required that many documents such as licenses, diplomas, contracts and even playing cards be printed on embossed (or stamped) paper that had a tax on it.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

http://www.bostonhistory.org/
this was a event that happened because of the taunting by the colonists.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

www.boston-tea-party.org
when

Battle of lexington and concord

Mar 19, 1775

https://worldhistoryproject.org/1775/4/19/battles-of-lexington-and-concord

Bunkers (breed)Hill

Jun 17, 1775

https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/historyculture/bhm.htm
It was the original objective of both the colonial and British troops.

Common Sense

Jan 10, 1776

www.ushistory.org
it challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain.

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

https://www.constitutionfacts.com

Battle of Princeton/Trenton

Jan 3, 1777

https://www.britishbattles.com
The Battle of Princeton was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought near Princeton, New Jersey. The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War.

Battle of Saratoga

Sep 19, 1777

www.saratoga.org/pages/battle-of-saratoga
This battle marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign.

Continental Army wintering at Valley Forge

Dec 19, 1777

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/continental-army-enters-winter-camp-at-valley-forge
Patriot forces under General Washington suffered major defeats against the British at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. during this 1777-1778 winter there were hundreds that died of sickness and diseases.

Battle of Yorktown

Sep 28, 1778

https://www.britishbattles.com
this was the last major land battle of the American revolutionary war. it ended in the surrender of the british forces.

War in the south/charleston

Mar 29, 1780

https://www.myrevolutionarywar.com
A hotbed of secession at the start of the American Civil War and an important Atlantic Ocean port city for the fledgling Confederate States of America. The first shots of the Civil War were fired at a Federal ship entering Charleston Harbor.