American Revolution timeline

  • End of the French and Indian war

    End of the French and Indian war

  • Sugar act

    Sugar act

  • Stamp act

    Stamp act

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • George Washington named commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army

    George Washington named commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

  • Arrival of British troops in New York Harbor

    Arrival of British troops in New York Harbor

  • Washington crosses the Delaware

    Washington crosses the Delaware