US history timeline
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Updated: 7 Nov 2017
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French and Indian War ends with the Treaty of Paris. 1763The passage of the Sugar Act. April 5th 1764The Stamp Act. March 22nd, 1765
The Stamp Act required all colonists to
pay for a stamp for each piece of printed paper.
This included playing cards, newspapers,
posters, and letters to other people.Parliament passed the Declaratory Act. 1766Parliament passed the Townshend Acts. 1767
The Townshend Acts were a collection of taxes
imposed on the colonists. These acts included
taxes on things like tea, glass, paint, and lead.
These acts helped fuel the colonists to take
action and rebel against the king.Parliament repeals Townshend Acts. March 1st 1770Boston Massacre. March 5th, 1770
The Boston Massacre occurred, shortly after
the Townshend Acts. There was a group of
british soldeirs who shot and killed multiple
colonists.Parliament passes Tea Act. May 10th 1773
The tea act was an extra tax on colonists, for
tea. This act required all colonists to pay extra
for tea and was an important fuelling point for
rebellios actions, and the tea party.Boston Tea Party. December 16th, 1773
The Boston Tea Party was a rebellious act from
the colonists in reaction to the extra taxes
imposed upon them by Great Britain.
The sons of liberty attacked ships carrying tea
and in response, Great Britain gave harsher
penalteis and taxes.Intolerable Acts. 1774
The Intolerable Acts were harsher laws for the
colonists, to punish them for the Boston Tea
Party. These Acts included making the Boston
colonists pay for the tea, and allowed the British
Soldeirs to do whatever they wanted.First Continental Congress 1774Battles of Lexington & Concord. April 19 1775Second Continental Congress. October 26 1774Battle of Saratoga. September 19th, 1777
The Battle of Saratoga was a major turning point
in the war. When the Americans won the battle,
it showed that we could have a chance of
winning the war which leads to countries like
France sending aid. This battle also helped
renew the morale of the soldeirs and colonists.Declaration of Independence signed. 1776
The Declaration of Independence was a
document from the colonists to Britain, that told
them that we were independent of them and
we were our own country.Battle of Bunker Hill. June 17 1775Valley Forge. December 16th, 1777
Valley Forge was a camp, in which, a very bad
winter threatened many peoples lives. During
the winter of 1777 there were many deaths, yet
the army was able to hold through due to there
courage, and loyalty to there country and each
other.Battle of Yorktown. September 28th, 1781
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major land
battle of the war. When American and French
forces trapped the British army in Yorktown
they surrendered and the war was unofficially
ended.Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War. 1783
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