Time Line
1754-1763
The French and Indian War
1763
Oct. 7: Proclamation of 1763
1764
April 5: The Sugar Act
September 1: The Currency Act
1765
March 22: The Stamp Act
March 24: The Quartering Act of 1765
May 29: Patrick Henry's "If this be treason, make the most of it!" speech
Oct. 7-25: The Stamp Act Congress
1766
March 18: The Declaratory Act
1768
August 1: Boston Non-Importation Agreement
1770
March 5: The Boston Massacre
1773
May 10: The Tea Act
Dec. 16: The Boston Tea Party
1774
March 31: Boston Port Act
May 20: Administration of Justice Act
May 20: Massachusetts Government Act
June 2: Quartering Act of 1774
June 22: Quebec Act
Sept. 5-Oct. 26: The First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia and issues Declaration and Resolves
Oct. 20: The Association (prohibition of trade with Great Britain)
1775
March 23: Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech
Apr. 18: The Rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes
May 10: The Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
June 15: George Washington named Commander in Chief
June 17: Battle of Bunker Hill
July 3: Washington assumes command of the Continental Army
Dec. 11: Virginia and NC patriots rout Loyalist troops and burn Norfolk
Dec. 30-31: American forces under Benedict Arnold fail to seize Quebec
1776
Jan. 15: Paine's "Common Sense" published
March 17: The British evacuate Boston
June 12: The Virginia Declaration of Rights
June 29: The First Virginia Constitution
June 28: Patriots decisively defeat the British Navy at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina
July 1-4: Congress debates and revises the Declaration of Independence
July 4: Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence
July 8: The Declaration of Independence
Aug. 2: Delegates begin to sign The Declaration of Independence
Aug. 27: Redcoats defeat George Washington's army in the Battle of Long Island
Sept. 15: The British occupy New York City
Sept. 16: Generals George Washington, Nathanael Greene, and Israel Putnam triumphantly hold their ground at the Battle of Harlem Heights
Oct. 28: The Americans retreat from White Plains
Nov. 16: The Hessians capture Fort Washington
Dec. 26: Washington crosses the Delaware and captures Trenton from Hessians
1777
Jan. 3: Washington victorious at Princeton
Apr. 27: Benedict Arnold's troops force a British retreat at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
July 27: Lafayette arrives in Philadelphia
Aug. 23: British withdraw from Fort Stanwix, NY
Sept. 11: The British win the Battle of Brandywine, Pennsylvania
Sept. 21: Paoli Massacre, PA
Oct. 4: Americans driven off at the Battle of Germantown
Nov. 16: British capture Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Dec. 5-7: Americans repulse British at Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
Dec. 19: Washington's army retires to winter quarters at Valley Forge
1778
Feb. 6: The United States and France sign the French Alliance
June 19: Washington's army leaves Valley Forge
Aug. 8: French and American forces besiege Newport, RI
Dec. 29: The redcoats occupy Savannah
1779
June 21: Spain declares war on Great Britain July 8: Fairfield, CT
Aug. 19: "Light Horse" Harry Lee attacks Paulus Hook, NJ
Aug. 29: Newtown, NY, after two massacres, American forces burn Indian villages
1780
May 12: British capture Charleston
July 11: French troops arrive at Newport, RI, to aid the American cause
Aug. 16: British rout Americans at Camden, SC
1781
March 2: Articles of Confederation adopted
March 15: British win costly victory at Guilford Courthouse
April 25: Greene defeated at Hobkirk's Hill
June 6: Americans recapture Augusta
June 18: British hold off Americans at Ninety Six
Sept. 15: French fleet drives British naval force from Chesapeake Bay
1782
July 11: British evacuate Savannah
Nov. 30: British and Americans sign preliminary Articles of Peace
Dec. 14: British leave Charleston
April 19: Congress ratifies preliminary peace treaty
Sept. 3: The United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris
Nov. 25: British troops leave New York City
Dec. 23: Washington resigns as Commander
1787
Sept. 17: U.S. Constitution signed
1788
June 21: U.S. Constitution adopted, when New Hampshire ratifies it
The French and Indian War
1763
Oct. 7: Proclamation of 1763
1764
April 5: The Sugar Act
September 1: The Currency Act
1765
March 22: The Stamp Act
March 24: The Quartering Act of 1765
May 29: Patrick Henry's "If this be treason, make the most of it!" speech
Oct. 7-25: The Stamp Act Congress
1766
March 18: The Declaratory Act
1768
August 1: Boston Non-Importation Agreement
1770
March 5: The Boston Massacre
1773
May 10: The Tea Act
Dec. 16: The Boston Tea Party
1774
March 31: Boston Port Act
May 20: Administration of Justice Act
May 20: Massachusetts Government Act
June 2: Quartering Act of 1774
June 22: Quebec Act
Sept. 5-Oct. 26: The First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia and issues Declaration and Resolves
Oct. 20: The Association (prohibition of trade with Great Britain)
1775
March 23: Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech
Apr. 18: The Rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes
May 10: The Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
June 15: George Washington named Commander in Chief
June 17: Battle of Bunker Hill
July 3: Washington assumes command of the Continental Army
Dec. 11: Virginia and NC patriots rout Loyalist troops and burn Norfolk
Dec. 30-31: American forces under Benedict Arnold fail to seize Quebec
1776
Jan. 15: Paine's "Common Sense" published
March 17: The British evacuate Boston
June 12: The Virginia Declaration of Rights
June 29: The First Virginia Constitution
June 28: Patriots decisively defeat the British Navy at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina
July 1-4: Congress debates and revises the Declaration of Independence
July 4: Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence
July 8: The Declaration of Independence
Aug. 2: Delegates begin to sign The Declaration of Independence
Aug. 27: Redcoats defeat George Washington's army in the Battle of Long Island
Sept. 15: The British occupy New York City
Sept. 16: Generals George Washington, Nathanael Greene, and Israel Putnam triumphantly hold their ground at the Battle of Harlem Heights
Oct. 28: The Americans retreat from White Plains
Nov. 16: The Hessians capture Fort Washington
Dec. 26: Washington crosses the Delaware and captures Trenton from Hessians
1777
Jan. 3: Washington victorious at Princeton
Apr. 27: Benedict Arnold's troops force a British retreat at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
July 27: Lafayette arrives in Philadelphia
Aug. 23: British withdraw from Fort Stanwix, NY
Sept. 11: The British win the Battle of Brandywine, Pennsylvania
Sept. 21: Paoli Massacre, PA
Oct. 4: Americans driven off at the Battle of Germantown
Nov. 16: British capture Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Dec. 5-7: Americans repulse British at Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
Dec. 19: Washington's army retires to winter quarters at Valley Forge
1778
Feb. 6: The United States and France sign the French Alliance
June 19: Washington's army leaves Valley Forge
Aug. 8: French and American forces besiege Newport, RI
Dec. 29: The redcoats occupy Savannah
1779
June 21: Spain declares war on Great Britain July 8: Fairfield, CT
Aug. 19: "Light Horse" Harry Lee attacks Paulus Hook, NJ
Aug. 29: Newtown, NY, after two massacres, American forces burn Indian villages
1780
May 12: British capture Charleston
July 11: French troops arrive at Newport, RI, to aid the American cause
Aug. 16: British rout Americans at Camden, SC
1781
March 2: Articles of Confederation adopted
March 15: British win costly victory at Guilford Courthouse
April 25: Greene defeated at Hobkirk's Hill
June 6: Americans recapture Augusta
June 18: British hold off Americans at Ninety Six
Sept. 15: French fleet drives British naval force from Chesapeake Bay
1782
July 11: British evacuate Savannah
Nov. 30: British and Americans sign preliminary Articles of Peace
Dec. 14: British leave Charleston
April 19: Congress ratifies preliminary peace treaty
Sept. 3: The United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris
Nov. 25: British troops leave New York City
Dec. 23: Washington resigns as Commander
1787
Sept. 17: U.S. Constitution signed
1788
June 21: U.S. Constitution adopted, when New Hampshire ratifies it
Cause and Effect
Cause
1. the British govt. chose to tax the american colonies through the sugar act 2.the french and Indian war put the British into debt that's when they applied the sugar act 3.stamp act 4. Briton started taxing tea because of debt 5. Boston tea party 6. Canada wanting to choose their religious as they want 7. the violation of the bill of rights 8. Briton wanted more power over the colonies 9.The British troops leave New York city 10. America is finally free from Briton |
Effect 1.American colonies fight back against the British the start of the american revolution 2. Boston massacre and Boston tea party 3. colonies had to buy a stamp for every official document 4.The tax act 5. The Boston port act, closing the port and taxing the residents in nearly i million dollars in today's money 6. Quebec act 7. Quartering act 8. Declaratory act 9. The revolution take over New York city 10. The US constitution |
IMPACTS
-What are the social (culture and society) impacts of the movement/revolution?
-What are the Economic (financial) impacts on the various parties (country, group, etc...)?
-What are the Global (world-wide) impacts from the movement/revolution?
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EVENT
Boston massacre
the tea act Paoli massacre Spain declares war on Great Britain French troops arrive to support us Treaty of paris American revolution |
LOST
take over philadelphia
more help for us soldiers more troops to help the us end of the revolution war the us with free rights 7 died total around 24000 men died |
GAINED
awareness of the revolution
awareness of the revolution take over philadelphia more help for us soldiers more troops to help the us end of the revolution war the us with free rights |