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The Road to Revolution: America's Journey to Independence
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Proclamation of 1763
Banned colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
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Pontiac's War
Ottawa leader Pontiac formed alliance with Western tribes. They attacked British forts and killed about 2,000 people. -
Sugar Act
This made prices on molasses go up, it also made more strict smuggling penalties. -
Quartering Act
colonists were required to house and supply British soldiers. -
Stamp Act
Tax on paper products and documents were higher. -
Townshend Acts
New import duties and search powers. -
Boston Massacre
conflict Between colonists and British soldiers, few died -
Intolerable Acts
Closed Boston Harbor, limited Massachusetts self-government, and British enforced the quartering act more. -
Tea Act
Gave British East India Company monopoly on tea sales. -
First Continental Congress
Discussed what they should do about the Britishes actions. -
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty dumped a bunch of tea into Boston Harbor -
Second Continental Congress
Appointed George Washington to be leader of the Continental Army. Began printing money for war. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
First armed conflict of the American Revolution. British retreated to Boston. -
Bunker Hill
British victory, but at a very high cost. -
Lexington and Concord ("the shot heard around the world")
British troops marched to Concord to seize weapons. Paul Revere and Williams Dawes warned colonists what the British was doing. -
Fort Ticonderoga
Patriot victory, and gained control of strategic waterways. -
Vote for independence
Continental Congress votes for independence -
Siege of Boston
Washington's troops forced British to evacuate Boston -
Battle of Saratoga
Major American victory. Convinced France to ally with the revolutionaries. -
The final battle
British forces under Cornwallis trapped in Yorktown. Combined American And French forces defeated British. Cornwallis surrendered, officially marking end of war. -
Treaty of Paris
Britain recognized U.S. independence. Defined new nations boundaries. -
George Washington Resigns command
