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Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation prevented the colonists from crossing the Appalachian. They disliked this and so broke it. This rose tensions, gave colonists more taxes, and started to give the colonists a feeling of a lack of representation.
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Stamp Act
The colonists get more taxes on things that have a specific stamp on it by a large amount. This helps the colonists form the thought of "Taxation without Representation" and raise tensions.
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Boston Massacre
British troops fire on an angry mob of colonists. This lead to more revolts from the colonies and a strong argument between British and Colonists on who really was to blame for this.
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Tea Act
This act taxed the colonists tea, glass, lead, oil, paint, and paper. This led to the colonists becoming very angry, causing the Boston Tea Party and the tension growing very high.
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Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty go on a transport boat full of tea and toss it off. This caused the British to try to exert control with even more punishments and proved the colonists to be truly angry and not as fearful of the British as they might have thought.
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Intolerable Acts
4 laws were put in place, Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Act, Administration of Justice Act and the Quartering Act. These really enforced British control along with raising the tension of the colonists terribly high.
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Lexington & Concord
The British tried to gather colonist weapons and ammunition. This ended up in a fight. This fight led to much higher tension and caused the colonies to have another meeting.
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Green Mountain Boys/Ticonderoga
The Green Mountain Boys (led by Ethan Allen) sent troopers over to Fort Ticonderoga where they seized the fort without fighting because the guard was asleep and the rest weren't there. This gave a huge colonist morale boost, ashamed the British and gave the Green Mountain Boys a very strategic fort.
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2nd Continental Congress
The colonies (excluding Carolina and Georgia) meet to find a way to be free from Britain. This helps the colonies feel more like a team in the upcoming war and help them make choices that will benefit all of them.
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Bunker Hill
Colonists fight Brits at Bunker and Breeds hill, losing but ultimately winning. This led the Colonists to feel more strong and to kill many many redcoats.
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Common Sense
Thomas Paine published a pamphlet on why it is good for the colonies and the British to separate. This lead to many more colonists joining in patriotism and helped people in the future stay a patriot and support the Declaration of Independence.
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Declaration of Independence
The 2nd Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence, leaving British rule. This led to the entire war starting and all the battles there in.
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Battle at Trenton and Princeton
Washington makes a surprise attack on the Hessians by crossing the Delaware and attacking them on Christmas (a ceasefire date). These battles helped the colonists believe in Washington's control and strategy, helping the army stay together for the future.
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Battles of Saratoga
There were two battles, the first the British won but the second the colonists won the colonists considerably won in all. From this, the French offered support to future battles and the colonists proved they could beat the British at their own game.
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Valley Forge
George Washington's continental army lives 1 winter in Valley Forge where they are trained and watch the British. This helped the continental army become stronger in battle and gave them time to not fight all the time.
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Southern Campaign/Battle in Charleston
The British started attacking in the Southern colonies which ended with Nathaniel Greene leading it to a victory, though three major battles were won by the British. One battle in this campaign included Charleston where colonists were bombarded by the British navy until surrender. This campaign helped even the score between countries, but also caused the southern colonies to dislike the British and join America.
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Battle of Yorktown
Washington and French forces sieged Yorktown and defeated General Cornwallis. This led to the British signing the Treaty of Paris, thus being the final battle in the American Revolution and the battle that ended the war.
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