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American Revolution Timeline
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Stamp ACt
Direct Tax imposed by British Parliament specifically for the british american colonies. This was placed to help pay for troops station in birtish colonies. -
Protest of Stamp act
The Stamp Act protests established a pattern of action against British officials that would, in some cases, involve physical assault. The response was surprising, at least to the men in Britain who had designed and approved the tax. American colonists, having recently fought in support of Britain, rose up in protest against the tax before it went into effect. The protests began with petitions, led to refusals to pay the tax, and eventually to property damage and harassment of officials -
Gaspee Affair
When a British ship that was enforcing trade regulations that were very unpopular at the time ran aground in the shallow waters off of Rhode island. In a notorious act of defiance, a group of men attacked, boarded, looted, and torched the ship. -
Committees of correspondence Established
The Committees of Correspondence were shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the eve of the American Revolution. They coordinated responses to Britain and shared their plans; by 1773 they had emerged as shadow governments, superseding the colonial legislature and royal officials. The Maryland Committee of Correspondence was instrumental in setting up the First Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia. 1773-1775 main years of operation and creation. -
Boston Tea Party
Officials in Boston refused to return 3 shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, so a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea, by throwing it into the boston harbor. -
Coercive Acts
Four measures passed by the British Parliament in 1774, as a retribution for American colonial defiance and the Boston Tea Party. This act closed the Boston port until colonists paid for the destroyed tea. British Royal officials then authorized housing for troops in private american homes as well as trials for convicted troops outside the american colonies. -
Quebec Act
Act of parliament of Britain setting procedures of governance in the Province Quebec -
First continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve British North American colonies that met at carpenters hill in Phillidelphia. -
Paul Revers Ride
Most famous for his ride to alert the militia in Massachusetts saying that the "British are coming." This occured right before the battle of lexington and concord. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
marked the break of open armed conflict between Britain and the Thirteen colonies -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from thirteem colonies in Philidelphia, pennsylvania. It managed colonial war efforts and moved towards independence. -
George Washington Appointed General
The Continental Army was supplemented by local militias and other troops that remained under control of the individual states. General George Washington was the Commander-in-Chief of the army throughout the war. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Colonists heard that the British were coming to occupy the hills, the colonial army was sent to secretly occupy the hills before the Brits arrived. The Brits discouraged this and launched an attacl on the colonists on the hill. British troops prevailed but suffered heavy losses. -
Olive Branch Petition
A petition adopted by the Continental congress that affirmed American Loyalty to Great Britain and entreated the king to prevent further conflict and to avoid a full-blown war. The colonies rejected the petition and were declared rebels. -
proclamation for suppressing rebellion and sedition
response from George III of Great Britian, to the news of the battle of Bunker Hill... -
British pulled out of Virginia
Patriot troops defeated dunmores troops near norfolk, virginia. This made the birtish troops leave. -
Common sense Published
A book setting forth its authors arguements on American Independence. Written by Thomas Paine and is considered one of the most influencial pamphlets of American history. -
British evacuate Boston
British evacuated Boston because of a bloodless liberation of boston by the patriots causing British troops and royalistss to leave Boston by ship amd sailed to novascotia . -
Writing of the Declaration of Indepepndence
Thomas Jefferson, The author and part of the committee of five who was appointed to draft a statement presenting to the world the colonies case for independence. -
declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which declared that the thirteen American colonies, which was at war with Great Britain, looked at themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire.
