Revolutionary War Timeline

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  • Stamp Act

  • Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was the murder of five Boston colonists. Angered the colony, and triggered the series of events leading up to the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

  • Boston Tea Party

    American protest done by throwing chests of tea into the ocean. Was considered an act of treason by the British government, who responded harshly.

  • Paul Revere

    Paul Revere was the Messenger of the American Revolution. He carried news of the Boston Tea Party to New York.

  • First Continental Congress

  • "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech

  • Battle of Lexington

  • Battle of Concord

  • Second Continental Congress

  • Bunker Hill

  • Thomas Jefferson

    Helped write the Declaration of Independence. Wrote the words "All men are created equal" in it.

  • Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was the summary of the colonists want for freedom. Severed the connections between the colonies and Britain.

  • Saratoga

  • Yorktown