time line

By daniehorvath456

  • end of french and indian war

  • the sugar act

  • the stamp act

  • Boston massacre

  • boston tea party

  • jefferson wrote the DOI

    jefferson wrote the DOI
    Thomas Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence, included eighty-six changes made later by John Adams

  • American and British Battle of Saratoga

    American and British Battle of Saratoga
    A stupendous American victory in October 1777, the success at Saratoga gave France the confidence in the American cause to enter the war as an American ally.

  • Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US

    Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US
    United States federal law that provided that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the United States.

  • British forces capture Charles Town

    British forces capture Charles Town
    Sir Henry Clinton, backed by an army of over 12,000 men, decided to use the British stronghold in Savannah to launch an attack on nearby Charles Town, and placed the city under assault for 42 days.