The American Revolution

The Proclemation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

This Proclemation prohibetid the colonists of America form moving any further west than the mississippi river.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

All legal Documents requiered a paid government tax.

Quartering act

Mar 24, 1765

Colonists were forced to allow british soldires into their homes and feed them and give them shelter.

Townshed Act

Jun 29, 1767

Taxed glass,paint,lead,paper and tea imported into the colonies

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

British troopes fire on boston civilions

Boston tea party

Dec 19, 1773

Fed-up with the taxes Boston revolutionaries dunped British imported tea into the harber.

Intolorable Acts

Mar 24, 1774

Named by the colonists, these acts were uneeded taxes placed on the colonists.

first continental congerss

Sep 5, 1774

The first Amarican congress gonsisting of represenatives for most of the colonies.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

The first battle of the rovolutionary war where the colonist militia faced agenst the British armie.

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 17, 1775

The british troops triedd to take Boston through bunker hill but failed.

Battle of Saratoga

Sep 19, 1777

Marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans.

Battle of Yorktown

Sep 28, 1781

American victory with allied French assistance. Also the last battle of the American Rovolution.

Treaty of Paris

Sep 5, 1783

The treaty that ended the American Revolution.