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Navigation Acts
An act that stopped the Americans from shipping anything without stopping at the British ports first. -
French and Indian War Ends
The French and Indian War ended with the treaty of Paris in 1763 -
Stamp Act
An Act that taxed paper products, causing anger to the Americans. -
Boston Massacre
The British soldiers shot and killed many civilians, it is not know if they were provoked. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act taxed tea and would’ve made British tea cheaper. -
Boston Tea Party
The Americans protested the Tea Act by throwing a lot of tea overboard. -
Coercive/Intolerable Act
An act made to punish the Sons of Liberty in response to the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was formed to protest the Intolerable Acts. -
Lexington and Concord
‘The shot heard around the world’ marked the first battle of the Revolutionary War, -
Second Continental Congress
It was formed to govern America during the Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of Independence Adopted
The US adopted the Declaration of Independence and were no longer politically involved with Britain making America Independent. -
Battle Of Saratoga
A battle that was a turning point in the war, the French helped America. -
Winter at Valley Forge
A winter in a camp of the Continental Army, many died from diseases, yet they stayed out of loyalty to George Washington who stayed with them. -
Battle of Yorktown
The last battle of the Revolutionary War and it led America to freedom -
US Constitution Written
The US constituents was signed on the constitutional convention when America won the war. -
US Constitution Adopted
The Constitution was adopted to be the real framework of the American Government.