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Proclamation of 1763
After the French and Indian War, King George III issued the royal proclamation that forbid settlers from settling on the new territory which angered the colonists because some already lived past the line and also they were proud of their new land and wanted to expand but couldnt'. -
Boston Massacre
After a rebellious outbreak, five colonists were killed by British troop who were sent to enforce the new taxes. -
Boston Tea Party
In an effort to protest against the Tea Act in 1773, Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty raided tea ships and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. -
Battle at Lexington and Concord
This is the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War. It was the first signal of war between British rule and America. -
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
"Common Sense" is published and is one of the most influential pieces of its time. It encourages America's independence from British rule and convinced the minds of many Americans and basically ended the fight between deciding if independence was necessary or not and made it a nationwide feeling. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
AFter fighting the war against Britain for a few years, American delegates sign the Declaration of Independence stating that America is no longer under the rule of Britain and is now a country of free states. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Washington's army stayed at Valley Forge for the winter of 1777 and almost 2500 of them died due to starvation, sickness, and other reasons. It destroyed Washington's army. -
Surrender at Yorktown
On this day, even though the Declaration of Independence had already been signed, America actually won it's independence from Britain. The continental army surrounded and defeated the british army and Cornwallis signed Britain's surrender and ended the war that day.
