American Revolution Timeline

By mquolke
  • Navigation Acts

    Navigation Acts
    The Navigation Acts declared that only English ships were allowed to bring goods into England; they directed the flow of goods between English and the colonies.
  • French and Indian War ends

    French and Indian War ends
    The Seven Years’ War also known as the French and Indian War, ends with the Treaty of Paris, signed by France, Great Britain, and Spain.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    This tax required all legal and commercial documents in the American colonies to carry a tax stamp.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    A breakout in the war between British troops and colonists in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    This act passed by Parliament allowed tea to go directly to America rather than being imported through Britain first.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Colonists hurled a cargo of recently arrived British tea into the harbor to protest the tax on tea. Results in the Intolerable Acts.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    Laws passed by Britain after the Boston Tea Party as way to punish the Massachusetts colonists who protested tax changes.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    A meeting in which delegates met to discuss the boycotting of British goods in order to establish the rights of Americans.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    These were the first battles fought in the American Revolution. Resulted in an American victory and the destroying of British supplies.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress
    At the Second Continental Congress, the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Adopted by Continental Congress, this document summarizes the colonists’ want to gain independence.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    The battle was a clear victory for the Continental Army, and a major turning point in the Revolutionary War. It gave the Patriots a major boost in persuading other troops to join their forces.
  • Winter at Valley Forge

    Winter at Valley Forge
    General George Washington leads the Continental Army to a victory at the Winter at Valley Forge.
  • U.S. Constitution (adopted)

    U.S. Constitution (adopted)
    The Constitution established America’s government and fundamental laws and citizens’ rights.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    American Continental Army troops lead the nation to a victory in the last major battle of the American Revolution.
  • U.S. Constitution written

    U.S. Constitution written
    Written by James Madison and signed by 55 delegates, this document defines the principles of U.S. government.