revolutionary war timeline

  • stamp act

    stamp act
    a law passed by the regulars (British) made a law to tax stamps and other objects for the colonests starting the revolution
  • boston massare

    boston massare
    the regulars ( British ) shot and killed 5 Colonists as others yelled and threw clubs, rocks and snowballs.
  • boston tea party

    boston tea party
    to protest the tax put on tea. people dressed as native Americans and threw tea into the harbor.
  • war in the south/charleston

    war in the south/charleston
    this war combines many battles of the war
  • Lexington and concord

    Lexington and concord
    these are The first battles of the revolutionary war.
  • bunker (breed's) hill

    bunker (breed's) hill
    this battle was for control of the Boston Harbor
  • declaraaton of independence

    declaraaton of independence
    a document to state that the colonies are free from great Britin
  • common sense

    common sense
    a book published to challenge British authority and the royal monarchy
  • battle at trenton/princeton

    battle at trenton/princeton
    this battle happened after the famous crossing of the Delaware river .
  • battle of saratoga

    battle of saratoga
    this battle was started to keep two British forces from meeting
  • continental army wintering @ valley forge

    continental army wintering @ valley forge
    George and his men stayed @ valley forge for the winter
  • battle of yorktown

    battle of yorktown