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The Stamp Act
Britain sets a tax that requires a stamp on all public documents like newspapers or legal documents. -
The Boston massacre
5 Boston colonists are shot by British troops. -
Boston tea party
Angry with a new tax on tea, some Boston colonists calling themselves the Sons of Liberty board British ships and dump crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First continental congress meets
Representatives from the colonies get together to unite and oppose British taxes. -
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Timeline of American Revolution
A time when British colonist rebelled against the rule of Great Britain -
Paul Revere's ride
The Revolutionary War starts and Paul Revere makes his famous ride to warn the colonists that the "British are coming". -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The actual fighting starts with the first "shot heard around the world". -
Capture of fort ticonderoga
The Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British. -
Battle of bunker hill
Major battle where William Prescott told the American troops "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes". -
Declaration of independence is adopted
The Continental Congress agrees to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. -
George Washington crosses the Delaware
George Washington and his troops cross the Delaware River on Christmas night and surprise the enemy. -
America chooses a flag
The Continental Congress adopts the "Stars and Stripes" Flag sewn by Betsy Ross. -
Valley forge
The Continental army under George Washington spends the winter training at Valley Forge. -
Battle of York town
The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that officially ended the war.
