Preston Loveridge American Revolution Timeline

By PrestonL
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    French and Indian War

    Frances expantions brought consurvey to the British colonies.
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    Battle of Ticonderoga

    The Americans made an army. They then suprised the British at night by attacking secretly.
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    Sugar act

    Colonists were taxed on products. The act faded away in 1766.

  • Boston Massacre

    The colonist were picking a fight with the soldiers who ended up using their guns.

  • The Tea Act

    A series of taxes that drove the colonist to start the Boston Tea Party.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the British by dumping tons of tea into the pier.

  • Boston Port Act

    The Boston Port Act was an act to make sure that Britain still had some power.

  • The Quartering Act 1774

    The Quartering Act 1774 was a series of laws that made local colonist help the British army, by sheltering them, ect.

  • Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech

    Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech was a speech telling the people of VIrginia to fight know.

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord was the first wars of the American Revolution.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    The colonist were defeated but it sparks fury in them.

  • George Washington is Named Commander in Chief

    Washington was chosen Commander in Chief over other people because of his other military experience.

  • Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense

    A pamphlet to inspire the colonist to fight back agaist the British.

  • Declaration of Independence is written and signed by delegates in the Continental Congress

    Men of the congress signed the copy of the Declaration of Independence.
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    Battle of Saratoga

    The British surrendered. General Burgoyne lost 86 percent of hisexpeditionary force.

  • Alliance is Made between the Rebels and the French

    Benjamin Franklin was a great negotiator, and the treaty was sign for France and the United States.
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    Battle of Yorktown

    General George Washington leads his troops into the Battle of Yorktown agaist General Cornwallis.

  • General Cornwallis surrenders to Washington at Yorktown

    General Charles Cornwallis surrenderd to American and French force.General Charles Cornwallis durrendered 8,000 British soldiers.

  • Peace Treaty Signed ending the American Revolution recognizing US independence

    Also know as the Treaty of Paris, ended the revolutionary war. America was free. The American and French victory at Yorktown ruined Lord North’s Tory government.