American Revolution Timeline
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Title: Proclamation of 1763
Date: October 7, 1763
This was issued by the Brittish in order
to appease the Native Americans by putting
a limit to where colonists could settle.
Colonists were mad at this proclamation
because it limitted their expansion.Title: Sugar Act
Date: April 5, 1764
British passed this act to prevent the smuggling
of sugar, the colonists were angry due to more
forced restrictions.Title: Currency Act
Date: September 1, 1764
British passed this act to regulate the paper
money issued by the colonies; to protect
British merchants from being paid in
depreciated currency. Colonists were mad
because this act made it harder for colonists
to pay their debts and taxes.Title: Stamp Act
Date: March 22, 1765
British passed this act to help recover their
money from the 7 Years War and to help pay
British soldiers stationed in the colonies.
Colonists were mad because they believed that
the British had no right to tax them.Title: Quartering Act
Date: March 24, 1765
British passed this act in order to house
additional soldiers that came from Britain and to
effectively collect taxes. Colonists were mad
because they saw no need for the troops after
the 7 Years War.Title: Repeal of Stamp Act and Passage of Declaratory Act
Date: March 18, 1766
British repealed the Stamp Act after colonists
reacted with overwhelming anger. They
replaced it with the Declaratory Act to enforce
taxing in colonies. Colonists were enraged
because it gave Britain more power over them.Title: Townshend Acts
Date: June 15 - July 2, 1767
The British passed these to gain more authority
to tax colonists the same way the citizens of
Britain was taxed (placed taxes on all goods).
Colonists reacted by reviving an agreement to
not import anything from Britain.Title: Tea Act
Date: December 16, 1773
The Tea Act was passed in order to save the
East India Company from bankruptcy (lowered
taxes it paid to the British government). Colonist
merchants were angered because the act
created a monopoly and the merchants were at
a huge disadvantage.Title: Coercive/Intolerable Acts
Date: March - September 1774
The British passed these acts to punish the
Massachusetts' colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
The colonists were mad at these acts because
they could not handle such unfair laws, leading
these acts to be called the "untolerable" acts.Title: Battle of Lexington and Concord
Date: April 19, 1775
Taking place in Lexington and in Concord,
this marked the start of the Revolutionary War.
This is significant because it led to the meeting
of the Second Continental Congress and
sparked a war between the colonies and Britain.Title: Second Continental Congress
Date: May 10, 1775
Convening in Philadelphia, the Second Continental
Congress created a petition to King George III
that pledged loyalty to the Crown and asked
for a peaceful solution. KG III saw this as a
rebellion so he mobilized troops to invade. The
congress also prepared for war and created a
Continental Army.Title: Battle of Bunker Hill
Date: June 17, 1775
Although the colonists lost, this battle was
important because the colonists made Britain
suffer heavy casualties which boosted the
unexperienced Continental Army. This battle
was fought at a hill (Bunker Hill) in Charleston,
Massachusetts.Title: Declaration of Independence
Date: July 4, 1776
Signed in Philadelphia,
The Declaration of Independence is very
significant because it officially severed the ties
between the Colonies and Great Britain. It
stated certain ideals that the colonists thought
were important such as liberty and equality.Title: Battle of Saratoga
Date: September 19, 1777
Occurring on the Hudson River in New York,
this battle was important because it marked
a turning point in the war for the Colonists.
Up until this point, they were losing the war
but because of this battle, the French allied with
the colonists in an effort to win against Britain.Title: Battle of Yorktown
Date: September 28, 1781
This battle was important because it marked the
last major battle in the war and was a victory for
the colonists. Cornwallis surrendered to
Washington. This was fought at Yorktown, Virginia.Title: Treaty of Paris
Date: September 3, 1783
This treaty was signed in Paris, France, and it
was of significance because it officially ended
the war and forced the British to recognize the
colonies as a sovereign nation. This officially cut
ties with Britain.
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