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The French and Indian war
The French and Indians of North America fought together against Great Britain, mostly in Canada. When Great Britain won the war they gained possession over Canada and parts of the New World. This prevented the French and Indians from escaping British rule like they had planned, influencing them to fight for their independence. -
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Road to Revolutionary timeline
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The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act of 1764 banned French wines and rum, along with adding a tax to other wines, coffees, and indigo. This was the first time the colonist did not give their consent before the taxes were raised. Only part of the population was affected by these taxes but those who were affected expressed it. The Sugar Act helped lean America Towards independence because the colonist didn’t want Great Britain to choose their taxes. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act in 1765 made colonist pay money to put a stamp on every newspaper, pamphlet or public/legal document. The colonist had used this policy for many years prior but for free. They responded by using brutal force and creating The Stamp Act Congress. The sons of liberty were also created. -
The Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress took their rage about The Stamp Act directly to the King. Because the colonist were reeking havoc the British government decided to repeal The Stamp Act in March of 1766. Then The Declaratory Act was created, which states that Great Britain Reigns over America, always. The Stamp Act Congress was almost a model for The Continental Congress. Great Britain stilled seemed to think that the colonist would have to obey the British government, even though the reason for them movi -
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The Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress took their rage about The Stamp Act directly to the King. Because the colonist were reeking havoc the British government decided to repeal The Stamp Act in March of 1766. Then The Declaratory Act was created, which states that Great Britain Reigns over America, always. The Stamp Act Congress was almost a model for The Continental -
The Townshend Acts
The townshend Acts were a series of laws created by a British treasurer named Charles Townshend. These laws put a tax on all glass, lead, paint, paper and tea. The colonist would not have any of it, so eventually the Acts were repealed. because of the colonist violent response Great Britain sent more troops to the colonies. The colonist didn’t want to British troops in America in the first place and sending more made them even more upset, pushing them closer to the independence. -
The Boston Massacre
On March 5 of 1770 five Americans were killed by British troops in the streets of Boston.While the British were armed with guns the colonist were armed with rocks. The colonist didn’t trust the British troops and The Boston Massacre increased that distrust. -
The Boston Tea Party
The colonist were furious about the tax on tea so they dressed up like some of the natives and snuck onto a British ship and dumped 342 crates of tea overboard into the Boston harbor.This same mutiny occurred in several other colonies so the tea was eventually boycotted. The Boston Tea Party was a step towards independence because the colonist were trying to tell Great Britain that they didn’t Great Britain to have the ability to tax the people of America. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a group of men from 12 of the colonies (all except Georgia)who met in Philadelphia to discuss liberty. They met in secret so Great britain wouldn't know they were banding together against to stand up against Great Britain's Intolerable Acts.This was the colonies biggest group gathering to discuss their relationship to Great Britain. -
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The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a group of men from 12 of the colonies (all except Georgia)who met in Philadelphia to discuss liberty. They met in secret so Great britain wouldn't know they were banding together against to stand up against Great Britain's Intolerable Acts.This was the colonies biggest group gathering to discuss their relationship to Great Britain. -
The Battles of Lexinton and Concord
On April 19, 1775 British troops headed towards concord because they had gotten news of a secret weapons depot there. They had to march through lexington to get to concord. In lexington “the shot heard round the world” started a fight between the British and Americans which the Americans had to withdraw.But the fight lasted long enough to give the colonists in concord time to move their weapons and the British were forced to retreat. .Paul Reveres warned the countryside militias, ‘The British a -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress started meeting when the revolutionary war had started. Americas troops were unorganized so The Continental Congress created The Continental Army, which was to be commanded by George Washington. The Congress eventually came up with the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Marine Corps. These meetings of The Second Continental Congress throughout the summer was a big part of discussing the colonies relationship to Great Britain. -
George Washington named commander in cheif
Before George Washington became first president he fought in the French and Indian war and was commander of the American troops in the Revolutionary war. During Washington's two terms he attempted to calm the fighting between the two political parties (Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans). George Washington helped nudge America towards independence by his undying patriotism for The New World -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place at Breed’s Hill on June 16th and 17th, 1775. The Americans were at Breed’s Hill to protect the shipyard of nearby Boston. The British troops took over Breed’s but had a large number of casualties.. The commander of the British troops was General William Howe and the commander of the American troops was Colonel William Prescott. The Americans were low on ammunition so their commander gave the famous order “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their -
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" published
Thomas paine was the author of “Common Sense” and “The Crisis”. These pamphlets and others helped energize the patriotic passion for the Revolutionary cause. -
The British evacuate Boston
The Americans set up almost a diversion to distract the British, using bombs around the outskirts of Boston. The Americans were running out of time but a storm set in which helped them have enough time to set up their artillery. Now realizing their positioning was indefensible the British troops evacuated Boston. This was a huge success for the Americans giving them full belief that they didn’t need or want to be part of Great Britain any longer. -
Richard Henry Lee proposes Independence
Richard Henry Lee was a delegate from Virginia. He did not like the original Declaration of Independence and insisted upon amendments before adopting the Declaration. These were otherwise known as ‘Letters of the Federal Farmer’. Adding and taking away parts of the original Declaration of Independence helped decide what independence was actually going to be defined as. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
The adoption of the Declaration of independence was when all the delegates of the thirteen colonies voted on the declaration to be ‘approved’, The 4th of July. The representatives from the thirteen colonies had to make a choice which they thought was the best for their people when voting “yea” or “nay”. -
Declaration of Independence signed
The Declaration was signed by people such as Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, John Hancock, and Samuel Adams. This signing declared that America and Great Britain were separate, independent, no longer one in the same. Great Britain's first action was to continue the war. This was the finalizing of independence, the proof that America was officially independent.
