Time Line Assignment French and Indian War France loses its presence in North America. Indians are angry. Proclamation of Colonists could not cross Appalachian Mountains. Sugar Act tax on sugar Stamp Act Tax on all legal documents Stamp Act Congress - The Stamp Act Congress was a meeting on October 19, 1765 in New York City. They voted to boycott the Stamp Act.

Townshend Acts Tax on glass, led, paper, and tea. Colonists boycotted. Quartering Act colonists had to provide housing, ale, bedding, candles, and transportation for the troops. Boston Massacre unarmed colonists were shot and killed by the British troops. Tea Act/ Boston Tea Party Colonists dumped 342 cases of tea into the Boston harbor to protest the Tea Act Declaratory Act The Stamp Act was repealed, but Parliament issued the Declaratory Act of 1766 which asserted that Parliament had the absolute power to make laws and changes to the colonial government, "in all cases whatsoever", even though the colonists were not represented in the Parliament.

The First Continental Congress The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies. They decided to organize state militias to defend against the British. The Second Continental Congress – George Washington was elected as Commander of the Continental forces and they adopted the Declaration of Independence Intolerable Acts closed Boston Harbor until Bostonians paid for the destroyed tea. The King also restricted the activities of the Massachusetts legislature and gave added powers to the governor of Massachusetts. The Olive Branch July was adopted by the Continental Congress in July 1775 in an attempt to avoid a full-blown war with England. The petition affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain and entreated the king to prevent further conflict. The petition was rejected, and in August 1775 the colonies were formally declared in rebellion by the Parliament. Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775 The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the “Shot heard ‘round the world” because it was the first time colonists had lifted up weapons against their mother country.

Bunker Hill 1775, in Massachusetts, the British soldiers drove the American colonists from Bunker Hill. The battle actually took place on Breed's Hill, but Bunker Hill was nearby and became associated with the battle. The Battle of Bunker Hill or Breed's Hill was one of the first major battles of the American Revolution. Saratoga October On October 17, The British Commander Burgoyne surrendered his remaining 5,791 men to Washington’s forces. The turning point of the war, the victory at Saratoga proved key in securing a treaty of alliance with France. Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) The delegates decided that they wanted to declare themselves independent from Great Britain. The main author was Thomas Jefferson. Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775 The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the “Shot heard ‘round the world” because it was the first time colonists had lifted up weapons against their mother country.

Treaty of Paris 1783, Although Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown in the Fall of 1781 marked the end of the Revolutionary War, minor battles between the British and the colonists continued for another two years. Finally, in February of 1783 George III issued his Proclamation of Cessation of Hostilities, culminating in the Peace Treaty of Signed in Paris on September 3, 1783, the agreement — also known as the Paris Peace Treaty — formally ended the United States War for Independence. Representing the United States were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, all of whom signed the treaty. Yorktown, Virginia 1781 The Battle of Yorktown was the battle that ended the Revolutionary War. The Patriots surrounded the British by land and cut off their escape route by the York River. Cornwallis, the British commander, was not able to get reinforcements and was forced to surrender his troops. Valley Forge December 1777 – June 1778 The troops who camped at Valley Forge for those three months often got sick from the cold. They were also hungry most of the time. It was very hard to survive; one troop expressed it through his words, "half the army are naked, and almost the whole army go barefoot."