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Key Events in the American Revolution
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The Proclamation
Proclamation that was issued by King George the third after the French and Indian War. It forbade all settlers from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian mountains. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by British Parliament that made all American colonists pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. It was viewed by the American colonists as a way to raise money in the colonies withoit the approval of the colonial legislatures. -
Boston Massacre
The killing of five colonsits by British army soldiers. This event made the colonists especially angry and even more mad with the British. -
Battle at Lexington and Concord
Started the outbreak of open armed conflict between Great Britain and the 13 colonies. The British were trying to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock. This event started the American Revolution. -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
A book written by Thomas Paine about the British government and monatchy. It was read by the common people of America and it was the first writing to openly ask for independence from Great Britian. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence stated that the 13 colonies were no longer part of the British Empire. They were now the United States of America, an independent nation. -
States pass the Articles of Confederation
All 13 states ratified the Articles of Confederation Mrch 1, 1781 but it was adopted as the first constitution of the United States in 1777. It was eventually replaces by the present United States Constitution. -
Surrender at Yorktown
British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia. He was expecting help from British ships that never came. George Washington took this opportunity to beat the British army.
