Revolutionary War timeline

By jaburnet
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    French and Indian War

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    The Albany congress

  • Proclamation of 1763

  • The Sugar Act

  • The currency act

  • the stamp act

  • the quartering act of 1765

  • Patrick henry's "of this be treason, make the most of it" speech

  • the virgina stamp act resolutions

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    the stamp act congress

  • Paul revere's Ride

    The Revolutionary War starts and Paul Revere makes his famous ride to warn the colonists that the "British are coming".

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The actual fighting starts with the first "shot heard around the world". The Americans win as the British retreat.

  • Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    The Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Major battle where William Prescott told the American troops "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes".
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    Valley Forge

    The Continental army under George Washington spends the winter training at Valley Forge.
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    Battle of Saratoga

    British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army to the Americans after suffering defeat at the Battles of Saratoga.

  • Treaty of Paris