Timeline of the Fight for Independence for the American Colonists Against the Oppressive British Regime
By vang5544
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French & Indian War
The British fought the French in North America.
The British won and gained a lot of land from North America.
In North America, the war pitted France, French colonists, and their Native allies against Great Britain which controlled most of New York and parts of northern Pennsylvania. -
Quartering act
The quartering act was for the British to house its soldiers in American barracks and public houses. British soldiers lived in New York and other American cities but were usually forced to stay in military barracks. the relationships between British soldiers and colonial civilians were often tense. -
Stamp act
The stamp act was a way for the British to gain more funds for the war by giving people taxes. While the Sugar Act was only on foreign goods, the Stamp Act taxed items within the colonies. The act required the colonists to pay a tax, using a stamp, on papers, documents and playing cards. -
Townshend Acts
Townshend Acts was a way to help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies. The Townshend acts made people taxed glass, lead, paint, paper and tea. The Americans weren't really mad at the law but it was the principle of the law that made them mad. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre happened in 1770. The colony people were taunting and threatening the British army. Which lead to nine of the British soldiers shooting at a crowd of three or four hundred people. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The American people lost at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Although they lost they proved they could hold their own against the British Army. The fight had started because the British were trying to keep control of the city and control its valuable seaport. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was seen as the turning point in the Revolutionary War. The American defeat of the superior British army. The outcome convinced the Court of King Louis XVI that the Americans could hold their own against the British Army. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was the war where they had many shortages not just with food but with all types of supplies like clothing and medicine. The winter was harsh during the 1777 and 1778 but in the end the winter was in the American army's favor. 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died from diseases. -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was supported by the French army and navy. George Washington's army beat Lord Charles Cornwallis's army (the leader of the British army). The victory at Yorktown led to peace negotiations that gave America its independence.