- Dipity Timeline Created
Oct 4, 2010 10:52 AM - Trenton
1776Washington crossed the Deleware river to attack the British in New Jersey.
- Declaration of Independence
1776Document wich declared the 13 colonies' independence from Britain
- Common Sense
1776A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. This pamphlet helped convince many Americans that they needed a complete break from Britain.
- American Revolution Begins
1775The American Revolution began when the 13 colonies decided that they needed independence from Britain. The first battle was Lexington and Concord.
- Bunker Hill
1775The Redcoats won the battle but they lost a lot of soldiers died.
- Ticonderoga
1775The Americans captured Fort Ticonderoga, wich opened up a route to Canada.
- Lexington and Concord
1775First battles of the Revolutionary War. On the road from Lexington to Concord.
- Second Continental Congress
May 1775Governing body wich formed the Continental Army and approved the Declaration of Independence
- Intolerable Acts
1774Laws passed by the Parliment to punish Massachusets colonist from the Boston Tea Party.
- First Continental Congress
1774Meeting of delegates from all colonies exept Georgia, to uphold colonial rights.
- Boston Tea Party
1773The dumping of 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor, it was used to protes aginst the tea act.
- Tea Act
1773Gave British control over American sea trade. Colonist, Shippers and merchants were angry.
- Boston Massacre
1770A fight against Dockworkers and British soldiers. It wasnt really a massacre but the name halped for propaganda.
- Townshend Acts
1767Laws passed by parliament that suspended the New York assembly and placed taxes on goods brought into British colonies.
- Stamp Act
1765Reqired all printed documents or goods to have an official government stamp.
- Quartering Act
1765Law passed by the parliament. Required colonist to house an supply British soldiers.
- Sugar Act
1764This act placed tax on all imported goods. All the colonist were angry and started smuggling goods into the colonies.
- Proclamation of 1763
1763Britain prohibited its American colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
- Treaty of Paris
1763In this treaty made after the French and Indian War, Britain claimed all of the land east of the Mississippi River, and France got what is now called Haiti. This treaty ended French power in North America.
- French and Indian War Begins
1756The French and Indian War began when British fur traders wanted to settle the Ohio River valley. The French and Native Americans teamed up to keep the British out of the valley.
- English Bill of Rights
1689This document was an agreement to respect the rights of English citizens, including the right to vote. The document limited the poewr of royalty.
- Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
1639This document established the separation of church and governement. It was the first written constitution. It extended voting rights.
- Mayflower Compact
1620Agreed to obey laws that were agreed upon for the good of the people.This document also set forth the idea of self government, and gave the colonist a government.
- Jamestown is Founded
1607Jamestown was the first succesful colony in America.The stttlers spent their day looking for gold instead of building shelter or finding food. Jamestown succeded because it was the only colony that did't completely depend on England for food.
- House of Burgesses/ Virginia Charter
1606The house of Burgesses was the first rerpresentative government in the colonies. This gave the people a government and gave the locals more control.
- Magna Carta
1251This document guaranteed basic rights in England. This document limited the power of the king and queen and the people more freedom and power.
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