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Revolutionary War Timeline
A timeline of events and people related to the Revolutionary war. -
Treaty of Paris- 1763
The Treaty of Paris in 1763 was a hard blow to France. France lost most of their land, and the people were bound to Britain. This treaty offically ended the French and Indian War. This allowed Britain to come out of the war with lots of debt. This created all different kinds of acts in order to compensate for the large amount of debt. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a way to close off the rest of the frontier so that Indians would calm down. Some Indians were upset because colonists were taking over their territory. Doing this, made the colonists angry because they had already started to buy the land. This was a spark for the Revolutionary War. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax placed on all colonists, that said they must pay taxes on all kinds of paper. This includes, newspaper, licenses, and even playing cards. The government used the money collected to fund the soldiers gaurding the American Frontier. This fueled the war because people didn't want to pay extra or allow the government to believe they could impose other taxes on them. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act of 1765 announced that the colonists were going to be focred to house British soldiers throughout the war if needed. This act was the first hidden tax to be put on the colonists, and fueled the start of the Revolution this made the colonists feel very opressed and angry. -
Townshend Acts
The British placed taxes on the colonies, once again making them pay. This created hositle attitudes because the colonists were forced to pay taxes, and it seemed the kinds would never end. The taxes this time around were on lead, oil, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre in 1770 was the time in history when all of the colonists anger came to a boil. This is the point when the colonist really decided they didn't want to be under British rule. What happened? It's actually pretty simple, the British killed five colonists, which led to an uproar throughout newspapers and colonies that could not be contained. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of LIberty were and organization that fought for the colonists' rights. They started their fight after the Tea Act, by throwing 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor, therefore creating the Intolerable acts and helped motivate the Patriots towards freedom. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson had a huge role in the Revolution. Not only was he vice president, president, secretary of state, governor of Virginia, and minister of France, but he also wrote a very strong arguement about the Parliament. This helped pass new laws and regulations. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was and act that a few Massachusetts colonists carried out. With the British granting a tea importation with the East India Company importing tea for cheaper but again, taxing the colonists, 342 chests of tea were dumped into the harbor. This was very frowned upon by the British, but the colonists saw it as an act for rebellion, and then founded the Intolerable acts. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a set of acts, decided by the colonists, to be unfair. This outbreak was set off when the Boston Tea Party happened. Some rural colonists destroy tons of tea, as a rebellion to the British. The British, had once again put another tax on the colonists. This was one of the five acts that were considered 'intolerable,' and helped unify other colonists in their anger. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting held in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. The meeting was made of delagates chosen by each colony. Each colony wanted different things to happen in the relationship . Some colonies wanted to come to an agreement, some wanted to break away completely. But all had the same overall idea--help our people by getting rid of taxes. This meeting was a symbol of the future for them, considering their delegates were holding the British to their agreement. -
Loyalists
The Loyalists were a group of American Colonists, that stayed loyal to the King of Britain, and helped the English fight. These people mostly lived in the southern colonies. -
Sam Adams
Samuel Adams was a tax collector who was thought to be a major British agent, but later it was clarified that he was an icon for the resistance against the British. After the end of the war, he was one of the signatures on the declaration of independence. -
John Adams
John Adams was a leading advocate for the independence from Great Britain. He was the younder cousin of Sam Adams, but had a very different view politically. He, unlike his cousin, wasn't as defined in his views against the British even though their essential goal was the same. He believed that all people should have a fair trial (even if their British). Also, he was the 2nd US president. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord was literally the first British attack of the Revolutionary War. The British attacked colonist leaders in Lexington, and went after gunpowder in Concord. The real history of who fired first is still unknown. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was the man who rode on horseback to Concord to alert the colonists, that the British militia were coming to Lexington to attack them. This readied the colonists for battle. -
George Washington
George Washington was appointed to take control of the Continental army, without much experience. He was a successful leader and gained many victories for the army, most notably the Battle of Yorktown. He later became the first American president. -
Patriots
The Patriots were about a 1/3 of the colonists that desparately wanted to become their own country, and therefore violently rebelled against the Britsih. The Patriost were the foundation of the Revlution. -
Hessians
The Hessians were German auxilaries who fought for the British. The colonists tried to offer some land for them, in exchange for their change in parties, but this didn't work. So, it ended with the Hessians allying the British and helping them by providing cheap labor for the war. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration is the statement that started it all. It allowed the colonies to be considered states, and therefore get their freedom from Britain--also becoming their own country. This also was apart of the Revolutionary War, because the British had claimed those colonies as their own, and this made them frustrated; they spent so much money on the war and it turned out to be for nothing. -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine was an author who wrote multiple books in order to inspire the army and colonists. He came from England to Philadelphia, and was a part of the army--though he never fought. In order to motivate the army, he wrote another book during that time. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga gave a huge boost of confidence to the Americans. They had just lost Philadelphia to the British, and they were starting to feel defeated, but once they were able to capture 82% of the British soldiers, they realized they had gained an ally--the FRENCH. The French later helped the colonists with financial and military supplies. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was a man who liked to switch sides. He was a traitor when he tried to surrender a fort purposefully to the British. When he was discovered, he narrowly escaped to the British side, where they wanted him for their own good. -
Martha Custis Washington
Martha Custis Washington was a well-known woman of the Revolutionary War. She helped her husband and his troop throughout the war. She was reluctant to take on the duties of President's wife when George became president. -
Lorde Cornwallis
Lord Cornwallis was a British major general who was responsible for the battle in Yorktown. He had called for backup, but by the time they came, the British were cornered and had to surrender--ending the Revolutionary war. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was arguabally the most influental. This war was when the French teamed up with the colonists to take down the British. They wanted their freedom from England, and so they went to war. The war lasted eight years, and resulted in a win for the colonists. This allowed the fighting in the colonies to stop, and a peace treaty to be signed. -
Abgail Adams
Abigail Adams was a strong woman. As her husband went off to conduct war, she was left at home to control the house. The amazing part of this is, she was able to keep in VERY good touch with John Adams, and was a major voice for women's rights when the rebuilding of the government came along. Later, both her husband and son became the 2nd and 6th presidents. -
Treaty of Paris- 1783
The Treaty of Paris in 1783 was the end of the Revolutionary War. The treaty was signed in Paris, and did not involve any country other than America and Britain. It was a treaty that enlarged the boundaries of the American states, and was the end to a stressful twenty years.
