American Revolution Timeline

  • Apr 5, 764

    sugar act

    They wrose the tax for sugar that was a big part of what they needed at the time still is to this day and they grew it so it was cheaper than the british
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    french and indian war

    This was a war that they were fighting about tax and it when threw at the end of it
  • Stamp Act

    This made it ware if you bought a special item it had to be stamped and you had to pay and extra tax
  • the Boston massacre

    The people were made at the British gardes and starting throwing things at them in a raging way and
  • the tea act

    The got away with with selling tea and not having to pay import tax they used their own ships to do it to
  • the Boston tea party

    Massachusetts colonist boarded British ships to go dump 342 chests of tea into the Boston river causes taxes
  • boston port act

    was designed to secure great Brittens jurisdictions over american dominions
  • The Quartering Act 1774

    They made it where you were forced to have a british soldier live with you and you had to feed thim meals and make them feel like home
  • Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech

    during the movement for independence in Virginia at the end of Henry speech he said give me liberty or give me death everyone remembers this now cause liberty is important
  • Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    There is a bunch of guns gunpowder and colonist decided to try to take it from them and they caused the american revolution
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    the enemies capt marching up the hill and the Americas got trapet and they got killed of they lost lie 1000 shoujers that day
  • George Washington is Named Commander in Chief

  • Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense

  • Declaration of Independence

  • Battle of Ticonderoga

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    Battle of Saratoga.

  • Alliance is Made between the Rebels and the French

    the Americans got the french to sine a trues between them and they became trading partners
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    Battle of Yorktown

  • General Cornwallis surrenders to Washington at Yorktown

    central Cornwallis played key roles in the great British victories over washing tons forces as long island and brandy wine he reports general Clinton in new youk but he given an almost independent command
  • General Cornwallis surrenders to Washington at Yorktown

    general conwallis played key roles in the great British victories over washing tons forces on long island and tat brawniness York but is given an almost independent command