Road to Independence

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

British produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains.
Prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands owned by the French

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. The act, which imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 5, 1775

The kick off of the American Revolutionary War. Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American Colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts.

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

The Declaration of Independence was the first formal statement by a nation’s people asserting their right to choose their own government

Battle of Brandywine

Sep 11, 1777

General Sir William Howe and General Charles Cornwallis launch a full-scale British attack on General George Washington and the Patriot outpost at Brandywine Creek near Chadds Ford, in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on the road linking Baltimore and Philadelphia.

Siege of Yorktown

Oct 19, 1781

The outcome in Yorktown, Virginia marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution