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stamp act
king Goerge puts tax on any printed matireals must be stamped with any official stamp and the stamp itself had a tax. -
boston tea party
Boston town folk dump kings tea into boston harbar while dressed like indians. -
Coercive or "Intolerable" Acts
four of the acts were in direct response to the boston tea party. onne of the acts that came out of this was the stamp act in 1765 the other was the Quebec Act that inlarged the bourders of the province of quebec. -
First Continental Congress
their where 56 deegates at the first continental congress from 12 colonies (except georgia). They came together because of the intolerable acts. -
second continetal congress
revolutionary war started things not going to well. They created the continental army and put george washington in charge as cammandor-in-cheif. Ot of this came the declaration on Independents as well as other important documents. -
Lexington and Concord
shots fired between american and british troops. The british marched to concord because it was a weapons depot. The americans were forced to retreat but they slowed the lobsterbacks down and by the time they got to concord the american troops were waiting in force the redcoats were forced to retreat and the weapons depot was saved. -
Americans lose Fort Ticoderoga
Taken by the french in the French Indian War. taken again by the british. -
george washington Commands contental army
During the second congressinal congress the contenenntal armyy was made and George washington was apionted The commmand the army When needed. -
battle of bunker hill
Minutemen make a make-shift fort on top a hill over night and have a batle with the british in the early morn. -
the pamflet Common sense was published.
common sense was a 47 pmflet by Thomas Paine It told the average person about all the King was guilty of the say around 100,000 copies were sold and anestimated 500,000 pirate copies were sold also. They say that the pamflet was one of the big reasons that so many peoople joined he continental army. -
Declaration of Independence is ratified
Written by thomas jefferson. Declaring Americas independence. secsession from England officially declaring war. -
30,000 british troops in New York
Generel Howe of the british army brought 30,000 through the New York Harbor. -
Battle of Long Island/Battle of Brooklyn
The Battle of Brooklyn was the first battle In the revolutionary war and the biggest. They went to battle just one month after they had declared thems selves independent. -
Washington captures Hessians at Trenton, New Jersey
bad weather madeit posssible for george washington to sneak into trenton. After a brief battle with Hessians they had kiled them all off. -
Charleston, South Carolina falls to British
the seige of charleston was one of the bigger battles in the revolutionary war. Afterabout six weeks the continental army surrendered to about 5,000 british troops. -
Benjamin Franklin goes to France to ask for their help
the americans were losing the war so Bejamen Fraklin had gone to france to ask the king to send help in 1777 help was sent. They sent lots of weapons to america spain also helped on the side of france but nobody helped england even some english men were with the revolutionaries. -
Philadelphia is lost to British
British trying to distract the american soldiers with attacking Philidelphia while they captured the north. -
Washington is defeated at Brandywine
American troops lead by George Washington tried to keep british troops lead by Generals William Howe and Charles Cornwallis from reaching the temparary American capital that was Philadelphia. -
American's win a Saratoga
5000 british and hesian troops surrenderd to Geeneral George Washington. -
Articles of Confederation adopted
13 founding colonies established The United states of America a confederation sovereign states and served as its first constitution. -
Washington's Winter at Valley Forge
American troops settal 18 miles outside of phili at valleu forge 2000 small huts built many died and many were sick death toll around 2000. -
France signs treaty of alliance with United States
French sign alliance with america to keep away british atttacks. -
John Paul Jones captures Serapis
Jones and American ships were able to drive the serapis crew of the ship and capture. -
Elisabeth Freeman Sues Massachusetts fro her freedom.
She was one of the first black slaves to file what is known as a freedom suit which is when some one files a law souit for their or some one elses freedom from slavery. she won her case in August 1781. -
siege of yorktown
American and french forces teamed up and maid the british army surrender at yorktown -
Peace treaty signed between Great Britain and United States, Treaty of Paris
The treaty of paris offically ended the revolutionary war. It was signed by Goerge washington, John Jay, and John Adams they signed the treaty in Paris. From the treaty the british reconized that The United States Of America as an independent nation and agreed to remove all british troops
