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Townshend Act
The British parliament passed the Townshend Acts which imposed taxes on common products imported to the Colonies. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers opened fire on a mob of colonists at the Custom House. <img src="https://kidskonnect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/american-revolution-facts.jpg" alt="American Revolution Facts"/> -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were repealed. -
The Hutchinson Letters Affair
Letters written by Massachusetts Governor Thomas Hutchinson were published in a Boston newspaper saying freedoms were going to be taken away by Britain. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped 300 chests of tea from the East India Company into the sea at Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Parliament passed four laws, the Intolerable Acts, that were harsh laws that stripped Massachusetts off of its power to govern itself and of judicial independence. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first American Revolution between British soldiers and the Minutemen. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The first major battle in the American Revolutionary War. The British won the battle because they had more ammunition and experience in fighting. -
George Washington
George Washington was appointed the commander in chief of the Continental Army by the Continental Congress. -
France aids Continental Army
France started to give secret aids to the Continental Army. -
Battle of Trenton
A small but vital war for the Americans. George Washington and his army defeated the Hessian soldiers at Trenton. -
Battle of Capes
War fought between the French and Britain. The French won and that denied the British troops evacuation and reinforcements. -
End of the Siege of Yorktown
The battle against the French and the Americans and the British ended. The battle ended with Cornwallis' surrender and the start of peace negotiations between the warning parties. -
Peace Negotiations
The British Parliament gave peace negotiations the nod. -
Treaty of Peace
The date of the signing of the Treaty of Peace in Paris ended the American Revolutionary War.
