The American Revolution

Proclamation of 1763

Sep 17, 1763

Britan made it illegal or banned the colonist from heading west of the Apalacion mountains, they reserved the lands for the native Americans.

Quartering act

Sep 17, 1765

Placing British solders into the colonists homes.

Stamp act

Sep 17, 1765

Britan was in debt after the frnech and indian war so they decided to tax the colonists on all legal documents

Townshend act

Sep 17, 1767

Charels townshed imposed a new tax on glass, lead, paper, and tea.

Boston Massacre

Sep 17, 1770

Group of colonists were protesting and became to restless, the British ended up firing at them.

Boston tea party

Sep 17, 1773

Group of colonists dumped some of Britan's loads of tea into the harbor.

Intolerable acts

Sep 17, 1774

the people didnt like the charges with taxes.

First Continental Congress

Sep 17, 1774

Represenatives from each of the colonies came together for the first continental congress in Philidelphia.

Lexington and concord

Sep 17, 1774

small millitia made up of colonists banned together to stand against the British.

Battle of Bunker Hill

Sep 17, 1775

Colonist lost the fight but gained a huge confidence boost and killed many of the enemey's forces.

Battle of Saratoga

Sep 17, 1777

Won a decicive battle for the colonists and secured a critical FRench alliance for the americans.

Battle of Yorktown

Sep 17, 1781

One the first millitia-based battkes of the war, started the revolutionary epoch.

Treaty of Paris

Sep 17, 1783

A peace treaty signed by represenatives of king george lll in Paris.