american revolution timeline
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chief pontiac led an attack aganist colonial settlements on the western frontierthe proclamation of 1763 forbid colonists from settling west of the Appalation mountainsthe sugar act placed a tax on foriegn sugar and other luxuriesthe stamp act placed a tax on all printed goodsthe quartering acts required colonists to provide shelter and food to british soldiersStamp Act Congress
with representatives
from 9 colonies
resolved that only
their elected officials,
not the British
Parliament, could
approve taxes.Parliament
repealed
the Stamp
Act.The Declaratory Act reminded
colonists that even though the
Stamp Act was repealed, the
British Parliament had the
authority to pass laws that the
colonists must follow.The British
Parliament
passed the
Townshend
Acts.After passage of the
Townshend Acts, John
Dickinson began writing his
“Letters from a Farmer in
Pennsylvania” arguing that
taxes could not be levied
without the consent of
colonial representatives.The Massachusetts
Circular Letter was
sent to every
colonial legislature
to urge the
legislatures to
petition Parliament
to repeal the
Townsend Acts.boston massacreParliament repealed
the Townshend Acts
except for a tax on
tea.Rhode Island
colonists burned
the British patrol
ship, HMS
Gaspee.tea act passedboston tea partyCoercive or
Intolerable Acts
were passed by
Parliament to
punish the people
of Boston and
Massachusetts.The First
Continental
Congress
began meeting
and sent a
petition of
grievances to
King George III.British soldiers and
colonial militia
clashed at the
Battles of
Lexington and
Concord.The 2nd
Continental
Congress
began
meeting and
acting as an
independent
government.Americans
led by
Benedict
Arnold and
Ethan Allen
captured Ft.
Ticonderoga.the battle of bunker hillThe 2nd
Continental
Congress sent
King George III
the Olive
Branch Petition.The
American
attack on
Quebec
failed.Thomas Paine
published
Common Sense.The 2nd
Continental
Congress
approved
the Declaration
of
Independence.the battle of trentonthe battle of princetonthe battle of brandywinethe battle of germantownstart of the battle of saratogaend of the battle of saratogaThe 2nd
Continental
Congress
approved the
Articles of
Confederation
and sent it to the
states for
ratification.The Continental Army winters in
Valley Forge.the sullivan expeditionthe battle of camdenthe battle of kings mountainthe battle of cowpensthe battle of guilford courthousethe battle of yorktownthe treaty of paris was signed
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