The American Revolution

By Kiasyera
  • Period: to

    French and Indian War

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    Closed region west of Appalachian Mountains to colonists.

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    Strictly enforced British policies to raise money.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    First direct taxation, put on official documents.

  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    Required colonial assemblies to house and feed British soldiers.

  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts
    Taxes on lead, paper, tea, paint, and glass collected at port.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    Allowed East India company to sell surplus tea in American colonies.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts

    Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts
    Punitive Acts closing Boston Harbor till tea damage was paid eliminating self-government.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill
    British Army won but loss many soldiers against the colonists.

  • Brandywine Creek Battle

    Brandywine Creek Battle
    George Washington sent American troops in Pennsylvania

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    Turning point of the war for the Americans.