Revolutionary War Timeline

Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

Taxing sugar

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

Was stamp that had to be put on andy kind of paper. the stamp was taxed

Boston Massacre

Mar 12, 1770

brittish senterays fired apon armed/unarmed civilend 6 pr 5 colonists.

Tea Act

May 1, 1773

This act lowerd tea and taxed it. which was still pritty low

Boston Tea Party

Dec 17, 1773

colinists dump massive amounts of tea into the ocean

First Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

The deligets gathered to send the british the declaration of rights.

Intolerable Acts

Dec 3, 1774

all the acts Great Britten put on the colonists. the colonists thought the acts were intoloble

Sieg of Boston

Apr 18, 1775

The americans droved the British out of Boston

Lexington & Concord

Apr 19, 1775

SiteThe first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.

Second Continental Congress

May 10, 1775

The deligets came togeather to form a continental army to declar independence from great Britten

Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill

Jun 16, 1775

SiteIt is one of the most important colonial victories in the U.S.

Common Sense

Jan 3, 1776

Writer Tomas Pain Creates a book calling for revolution.

Battle of Long Island

Mar 17, 1776

SiteGorge Washington and the continental army pushed the British out of New York City

Declaration of Independence

Jul 7, 1776

Declared the separation of amercians from the british.

Battle of Trenton

Dec 26, 1776

Fought in New Jersy, The americans won. By capturing 906 hashens. giving them 108 causuallty with the american force of 2400 taking 7 casulty

Battle of Brandywine Creek

Sep 11, 1777

SiteThis victory was essential to give the soldiers hope that a group of rag-tag soldiers could indeed be victorious in their struggle for independence.

The Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights)

Oct 7, 1777

SiteThe Colonists Won

Valley Forge

Apr 21, 1778

The continentil army setled down in fally forge till the end of winter. and regaind hope in the army.

British capture Charleston (Siege of Charleston)

Mar 29, 1780

This was a severe blow to the colonies. It was the greatest loss of manpower and equipment of the war for the Americans and gave the British nearly complete control of the Southern colonies.

Battle of Yorktown

Oct 9, 1781

The american won the dominite force of 20,600 captured 807 hesans and brittens. only losing 180 french and american troops.

Treaty of Paris

Sep 3, 1783

Declaring independece from great britten.