Revolutionary War Time Frame

French and Indian War

May 28, 1754

Military engagement disputes between Great Britain and France along with Native Americans.

Treaty of Paris, 1763

Feb 10, 1763

Treaty ending the 7 years war. Relinquished all French owned land to colonies.

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

Forbade colonists to settle anywhere past the App. Mountains.

Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

Placed taxes on goods ranging from sugar to molasses, rum, etc.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

British tax on colonial paper goods, such as, paper, stamps, newspapers, etc.

Quartering Act

May 3, 1765

Declaration from Parliament stating that British troops had to be housed in private homes if there was not room in the barracks.

Declaratory Act

Mar 18, 1766

Declared Great Britain's taxing authority the same in Britain as in the colonies.

Townshend Acts

Jun 15, 1767

Declared G.B. superiority over colonies. Taxed all British goods.

Boston Massacre

Feb 5, 1770

5 colonists were shot and killed by British troops.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

British tax on colonial tea.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 23, 1773

Boston colonists dumped British tea into the Boston harbor.

Intolerable Acts

Mar 24, 1774

Punishment for The Boston Tea Party. Closed Boston port, raised taxes.

1st Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

Meeting of delegates from the colonies that made and debated official decisions.

2nd Continental Congress

Oct 23, 1774

Meeting of delegates from the colonies. 1st real form of government.

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

Farmers and militiamen kill 700 British soldiers. Beginning of the Revolutionary War.

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 17, 1775

An American colonist's loss at Bunker Hill, Massachusetts. Although, they dealt significant damage to the British.

Olive Branch Petition

Jul 8, 1775

Peaceful petition sent to British king to settle all quarrels.

Common Sense

Feb 14, 1776

Pamphlet, by Thomas Paine, encouraging independence.

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

Official document separating the colonies from British control.

Battle of Saratoga

Oct 17, 1777

A turning point, for the Americans, in the war. Approx. 6,000 British troops surrendered.

Battle of Yorktown

Sep 28, 1781

George Washington and his army siege the town of Yorktown, under British occupation.

Treaty of Paris(1783)

Sep 3, 1783

This ended the Revolutionary War.