Revolutionary War Timeline

French and indian war

• 1754
• The French, Native Americans, and the British were involved
• The French built forts along to Ohio river
• Later on Britain gained power

intolerable acts

• 1763-1774
• British applied four laws to the colonists 
• They tried to make this examples of people from Boston and MA 

stamp act

• 1765
• The Parliament and the Colonist were involved 
• It required all colonists to by tax stamps
• The British took power over the colonists 

Tea Act

• Began in 1773
• British imposed a tax on colonists
• East Indian company was a big part of the tea act  
• Parliament passed the law 

olive branch petition

• 1775
• Document which wanted peace with Britain 
• British declined peace
• They sent 20,000 soldiers to end the revolution 

declaration of independence

• 1776
• The document was based on what colonists wanted to seperate from Britain
• Soon the colonist got what they wanted

battle of yorktown

• 1781
• British troops and Americans were involved 
• The British troops threw their weapons in a pile on the ground surrendering
• Americans won this battle

treaty of paris

• 1783
• British and Americans were involved
• The British was eager for peace, which led them to sign the treaty
• Americans gained their independence

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