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American Revolution timeline. By: Kendall Vincent

By Kendall V
  • Sugar act

    Sugar act

    Intended to raise money for the English government. Added a small tax on sugar.
  • The Quartering act

    The Quartering act

    During the F&I war colonial governments help out fed soldiers.
  • The Stamp act

    The Stamp act

    First direct tax on colonies. Required a paid stamp act on all paper products.
  • Townshend act

    Townshend act

    Taxed lead, glass, paper, paint, tea.

  • Boston Tea Party

    The sons of liberty boarded English ships and dumped tea into the harbor
  • Sunrise at Lexington

    Sunrise at Lexington

    77 Colonial Militia vs. 400 British soldiers
  • Lexington & Concord

    Lexington & Concord

    Colonial militia face English troops who came to confiscate their weapons. First gunshot of the American Revolution.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Thomas Jefferson did most of the writing. "Free and independent states"
  • Battle at Yorktown

    Battle at Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown was the last major engagement of the American Revolution.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    Officially ended the war.