Revolutionary War Hoi Hoi

Treaty of Paris

Feb 10, 1763

This treaty was signed in an agreement between France, Spain, and Britain that North America was now Britain's but France got to keep a few islands in the caribbean.

Revolutionary War Hoi Hoi

Period: Apr 19, 1763 to Dec 13, 1783

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

The proclamtation of 1763 was when King George decided not to allow colonists to go past the west side of the Appalachian Mountains

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

This was an act that put taxes on paper goods like paper, stamps, ink, ect. which really ticked off the colonists.

The Quartering Acts

Mar 24, 1765

Basically it was an act where parliment made colonists provide for any British soldier like give food and shelter. Whoop Whoop.

Townshend Acts

Jun 15, 1767

Another annoying act which put taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea. (The colonists got really angry about the tea part resulting in Boston Tea Party. Rad)

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

A propaganda in which 5 people were killed in Boston by Brit soldiers to raise awareness about how the brits should not be here. Woot.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

The Son's of Liberty (rebels) dumped imports of tea into the Boston Harbor as a boycott the tax on tea. People in Boston party hard don't they.

Boston Port Act - Intolerable Acts

Mar 31, 1774

One of the intolerable acts which closes the port of Boston and demand the the city where to pay off the worth of tea that was dumped during the Boston Tea Party.

Administration of Justice Act - Intolerable Acts

May 20, 1774

Otherwise known as the "Murder Act"(a bit dark) allowed the governor of Massachusetts to move trials of royal officials accused of capital offenses to another colony or to Great Britain and applied only to the colony of Massachusetts.

Massachussets Government Acts - Intolerable Act

May 20, 1774

another act for the improvement of the governing in New England.

Quebec Act

Jun 22, 1774

Another dumb act where British Parliment starts to govern Quebec. At this point, I think the British are just trying to play god and rule the world.

1st Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

Common Sense

Jan 9, 1775

A 47 page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince the nuetral population of the colonies to become patriots and go to war. and hey, it evidently worked.

Paul Revere - Midnight Ride

Apr 18, 1775

Paul Revere was famous for his 'midnight ride' where he shouted 'The British are coming, the British are coming!' as a warning to the colonists that the British were invading.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

The very first battle of The Revolutionary War! Finally started. Yay. About time. No one is quite sure who fired the first shot (I've actually heard otherwise, so I don't know if that's true, but oh well.)

Dec. of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

Radical document written by Thomas Jefferson with the help of Benjamin Franklin (I call him Ben-Jamin'thishouseup Fanklin) which declared and backed up the colonies indepenence.

Battle of Saratoga

Sep 19, 1777

Known as the most important Battle of the Revolutionary war which convinced the French to aid the Patriots in the war and when they used their new upgraded and more accurate weapons.
Yeeee.

Battle of Yorktown

Oct 9, 1781

The very last Battle of the Revolutionary War. The Brits Surrendered. Lmao.