Events of the revolutionary war

Fort Ticonderoga

Jan 1, 1758

It was a fort that was built and was originally called fort carillon. it was a major fort in the war.

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

This was the line they or settle on because of a law the king put in place.

Boston massacre

Mar 5, 1770

This was an over hyped fight that was between a few men and some british soldiers.

The boston tea party

Dec 16, 1773

This was when the sons of liberty got angry at the new law passed and they threw thousands of dollars of tea into the ocean

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

These were some of hte first battle and the birth place of the famous saying, " The shot heard around the world ".

Bunker Hill

Jun 13, 1775

The battle of bunker hill was a battle that thought of as the bloodiest battle of the war and one of the bloodiest ever. The british had over 40,000 casulties and the men at bunker hill actually ran out of ammo, so they put anything they had into their cannons. even though it was a loss for the patriots, they had left the british witt a major wound in their army

Olive Branch Petition

Aug 1, 1775

This was a docunment that ensured peace between the united states and the british.

Dorchester Heights

Jan 1, 1776

this is better know as the fortification of dorchester heights. It was when a bunch of militiamen made british soldiers get forced out of boston.

The publishing of common sense

Jan 10, 1776

This was published by Thomas paine and was meant to motivate the troops and to make them decide which side they wanted to be on.

Declaration of Independence

Jun 11, 1776

This was the docunment that proved that we had become our own country and that we had won the war.

Trenton

Dec 26, 1776

The battle of trenton is an under talked about war that was fought in new jersey.

Princeton

Jan 3, 1777

This was a sneak attack on thet british that turned intoa battle instead of a sneak attack

Saratoga

Sep 17, 1777

this was the battle that forced a british general to surrender and was a victory for the patriots.

Valley Forge

Jan 1, 1778

This was the shelter/village for the continental army so they could survive the winter.

Yorktown

Oct 19, 1781

This was a battle that made the British troops and general surrender and give control of Yorktown to General washington and the French.

Treaty of Paris

Sep 3, 1783

This was the that ended the revolutionary war