Download Timeline of the American Revolution and more Lecture notes English in PDF only on Docsity! March 1764 - 1765: Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Quartering Act were all passed by English Parliament. July 1765: Sons of Liberty, an underground organization opposed to Stamp Act, was formed in colonial towns. March 1774: English Parliament passed a series of Coersive Acts, or “Intolerable Acts.” September 1774: First Continental Congress met with 56 delegates. December 1773: Boston Tea Party: colonial activists dumped 342 containers of tea into harbor. April 1775: Paul Revere and comrades were sent to warn colonists of Britain’s plan. The Battle of Lexington and Concord ensued. Volunteer soldiers established camps around Boston and began year long siege. May 1775: Benedict Arnold led American forces to the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in New York. Second Continental Congress appointed George Washington Commander-in-Chief of the 17,000 man Continental Army. June 1775: The British won the first major fight in Boston at the Battle of Bunker Hill. March 1770: Boston Massacre: Angry mob harrassed British soldiers who fired into crowd killing 3. July 1775: Continental Congress adopted Olive Branch Petition, expressing hope for reconciliation with Britain and requesting the King’s help, but King George III refused the petition and declared Americans to be in state of open rebellion. January 1776: Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” was published in Philadelphia. June 1776: Congress appointed a committee to draft a formal declaration of independence. July 1776: United States Declaration of Independence adopted by Congress. May 1776: King Louis XVI of France committed a much needed one million dollars in arms and munitions. Spain also promised support. Continental Congress authorized 13 colonies to form local governments. September 1776: After caught spying on British troops on Long Island, Nathan Hale was executed without a trial. His last words were “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” December 1776: After a series of American defeats, George Washington took 2,400 men across the Delaware River on Christmas Day and conducted a surprise raid on the British at Trenton, New Jersey. August 1776: Washington, outnumbered two to one, suffered severe defeat at the Battle of Long Island. Timeline of the American Revolution 1765 1770 1774 1775 17761773
