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Proclamation Line of 1763
Issued on October 7, 1763 by King George III, The purpose of the proclamation was to organize Great Britain's new North American Empire and to settle relations with Native Americans through trade, settlement, and land purchases. -
Stamp Act
On March 22, 1763, Parliment passed a law that the colonists must pay taxes on printed materials, These printed materials were: newspapers; legal documents; magazines; and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies. The colinists also started to protest. -
Boston Masssacre
On March 5, 1770, British Sodiers killed 5 men and injured 6 others. This occurred when a few British Soldiers marched in the streets of Boston. A crowd of townsmen gathered in front of the soldiers, soon an argument broke out. Withought orders, a British Soldier started firing, instantly killing 5 men. -
Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1763, after officials in Boston refused to return 3 shiploads of taxted-tea to Great Britain, a group of colonists dress as American Indians boarded the ships and threw most of the tea overboard. -
First Continental Congress
On September 5, 1774, the First Continental Congress was held in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was a convention attended by 56 members appointed by the the legislatures from 12 of the 13 colonies. -
Patrick Henry Speech
On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry gave a very inspiring speech to motivate colonists, and to show them that he'd rather die than have NO freedom. "Give me liberty or give me death!" is now a very famous quote said by Patrick Henry in his speech. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
On April 19, 1775, the battls of Lexington and Concord were fought. Almost 700 British Soldiers were given secret orders to capture military supplies that were stored by the Massachusetts Militia at Concord. Patriot colonials had recieved word weeks before that their supplies were at risk, therefore sending them to other locations. They had also heard about British plans the night before the battle. The first shots were fired as the sun was rising at Lexington. They moved foward to Concord. -
Approval of the Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776, the Second Constitutional Congress was held and the Declaration of Independence was approved. (it was written by Thomas Jefferson and was edited by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin) Representatives from each colony attended the Second Constitutional Congess. -
Battle of Saratoga
On October 7, 1777, the Battle of Saratoga was fought. This was a major turning-point in the war. This battle actually began as a plan by the British to control Upstate NY and isolate New England from the Southern colonies to put an end to the Revolution. This ended as an opportunity the Patriots were waiting for. -
Surrender at Yorktown
On October 19, 1781, was a victory for the combined American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army Troops led by Comte de Rochambeau, because General Lord Cornwallis -who led the British Army Troops- surrendered at Yorktown, VA to end the conflict. -
Signing of the Treaty of Paris
The treaty signed on September 3, 1783 ended the American Revolution.
