American Revolution Timeline

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Navigation Act (law)
1660s
This law limited the colonies to trade only with
England. It was often ignored and not enforced.
(leads to smuggling)
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The Enlightenment
1690s
Philosopher John Locke says that life, liberty
and property are natural rights that cannot be
taken away by government.
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Salutary Neglect
1700s
The period of time when England was too busy and
seldom enforced its rules on the Colonies.
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Great Awakening
1740s
Religious revival in the colonies that
encouraged colonists to question authority and
think for themselves.
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Seven Years War
1754
The war between England the colonists versus
the French and Indians. Winning leaves England
with a huge debt.
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Proclamation of 1763
1763
King George III tells the colonists they cannot
move west after winning the Seven Years War
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Stamp Act
1765
King George Parliament pass a tax on the
colonies (paper, cards, dice). They say, No
taxation, without representation.
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Townshend Act
1767
Parliament adds a tax on glass, paint, lead, and
tea. The colonists boycott and form the Sons of
Liberty and Daughters of Liberty.
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Boston Massacre
1770
Five colonists are killed by British soldiers.
They were protesting the tax collectors and
searches of their homes.
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Tea Act / Boston Tea Party
1773
The colonists protest the selling of tea that
hurts American merchants. They throw
the English tea into Boston Harbor.
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Intolerable Acts
1774
King George III punishes the colony of
Massachusetts. He closes the port ,
restricts meetings, and allows soldiers to live
in the colonists homes.
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Lexington Concord
1775
The first fight between the Minutemen and the
Red Coats . Paul Revere warns, The British are
coming!
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Declaration of Independence
1776
At the Second Continental Congress, Thomas
Jefferson writes the Declaration which separates
the colonies from England. It is signed, July 4,
1776.
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Battle of Saratoga
1778
The Americans win this Battle in New York
which convinces France to join their side. It is
the turning point of the war.
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Yorktown
1781
The location in Virginia where British
General Cornwallis is surrounded by George
Washingtons army and is forced to Surrender.
This ends the American Revolution.