Revolutonary War Timeline

Proclomation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

Made it illegal for settlers to settle past a the line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.

Stamp Act of 1765

Nov 1, 1765

Put tax on colonial newspapers and legal and commercial documents.

Townshend Taxes

Jun 29, 1767

These laws placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

Soldiers and colonist faced extreme tension against each other then the British shot into the crowd.

The Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

Colonists raided British ships dressed as Indians and dumped tea into the harbor.

Intolerable Acts

Jan 1, 1774

Also called the Coercive Acts, these laws were made to punish the colonists because of the Boston Tea Party.

The First Continental Congress

Sep 4, 1774

55 delegates from 12 colonies gathered do discuss the Intolerable Acts.

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

First military engagement in the Revolution. Famous for the "Shot heard round the world".

Second Continental Congress

May 10, 1775

Delagtes from the thirteen colonies gathered to manage the colonial war effort.

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 17, 1775

A battle taking place on Breed's hill where the colonial army dished out a lot of damage.

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Jan 10, 1776

Quickly famous, this work gave a simple argument of why the colonies should seek out freedom from Britiain.

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

Officailly states that the 13 colonies are sperate staes from Britian.

Battles of Saratoga

Sep 19, 1777

Battle of Freeman's Farm

Battles of Saratoga (Freemans Farm)

Sep 19, 1777

Battle of Freeman's Farm first of two battles that were a truning point in the war.

Battles of Saratoga (Bernis Heights)

Oct 7, 1777

Battle of Bernis Heights, the secon and last of two battles that were a truning point in the war.

Battle at Yorktown

Sep 28, 1781

The last major battle of the Revolution.

Treaty of Paris

Sep 3, 1783

This was the ned of the Revolutioanary War,