Revolutionary War Timeline

The French and Indian war

• The war started in 1754 and ended in 1763
• The war included George Washington and General braddock
• The British ended up beating the french 
• The war gave the colonists more room to expand

Proclamation of 1763

• Britain banned settlement west of the Appalachin mountains
• People involved were the colonists and King George
• This could have started to colonists anger towards Britain

The stamp Act

• Required colonists to pay a tax on every paper they used
• Patrick Henry was an important person in the stamp act
• This act fueled the colonists anger
• The act was put in action in 1765

The Townshend Revenue Act

• Taxes on glass, paint,paper, and tea were applied to the colonists
• A significant figure was John Hancock
• The Act started colonial Hostility
• The act was put in action in 1767

The Boston Massacre

• The Massacre was a fight against a mob and British soldiers
• An important person was John Adams 
• The massacre lead to the revolutionary war 
• It happened in 1770

The Tea act

• Raised the price on tea only for the colonies
• The east Indian Company was a hug part of the tea act
• The tea act launch the final spark to the revolution  
• It started in 1773

The Boston tea party

• The colonists tossed 324 chest of tea into the ocean
• Thomas Hutchinson was an  important figure
• This is significant because it was one of the first
• major act of violence
• It happened in 1773

Second Continental Congress 1775

• Representatives of every colonies meet and
• discussed important issues
•  Some Important figures were George Washington, Ben Franklin
• and Tomas Jefferson 
• This is significant because it kept the revolution going 

George washington

• George Washington was named commander in chief
• He was named commander in chief in 1775
• A important figure was George Washington
• By being named commander in chief he led the way for a 
• new country

Battle of bunker hill

• The battle happened in June 17 1775
• A significant figure was George Washington
• The colonists bombarded the British form bunker hill
• This event signalled  the British that this was now an 
• organized uprizing

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