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The Sugar Act
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The Stamp Act
Set a tax on official documents for colonists. Britain's way of proving they were the authority over the colonies. -
The Stamp Act Congress
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The Townshend Revenue Act
England placed taxes on paint, oil, lead and paper as well as tea. -
The Boston Massacre
Roughly 50 citizens attacked a group of British soldiers resulting in the death of several colonists. -
The Tea Act
Didn't add new taxes to the colonies, attempted to help the East India Company but colonists felt like it was taking business away from locals. -
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed as Native Americans and boarded three ships entering Boston Harbor and dumped out chests of tea. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from each colony arrived in Philidelphia to come up with a plan for leaving England. Resulted in the Declaration of Resolves -
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
Paul Rever and William Dawes visit houses warning of British troops invading "THE BRITISH ARE COMING" -
George Washington declared Chief
George Washington is named the Commander in Chief of the Contintenal Army by the Continental Congress -
Common Sense
Published by Thomas Paine, gave the colonists the many reasons they should want independence from Britain -
Declaration of Independence
Continental Congress signs the Declaration of Independence, declaring us free of England -
Washington crosses the Potomac
Washington and troops cross the Potomac River and seizes Trenton. Turning point of the war -
Articles of Confederation
"The Stile of this confederacy shall be "The United States of America"." -
Articles of Peace
Britain and the colonists sign the Articles of Peace and the British began to evacuate the US -
Treaty of Paris
representatives of the colonies spent the Summer in France as the Treaty of Paris was created. It officially ended the Revolutionary War -
U.S. Constituion signed
The U.S. Constitution was a framework for the new government, signed by delegates from each state
