TIMELINE OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION
1760- King George III takes throne
1763-treaty signed between England and France, ending the french and Indian war
1765- parliament passes the stamp act
1766-stamp act repealed, but parliament passes the declaratory act
1770- Boston massacre
1773- Boston tea party
1775- George Washington takes over the army, shots fired at Lexington and Concord
January; common sense is published
1776- the declaration of independence is ratified, Washington crosses the Delaware river and captures a hessian force at Trenton,New Jersey
1777- Marquis de Lafayette arrives in America, British forces take fort Ticonderoga
1778- France signs a treaty of alliance with the u.s and the american revolution becomes a world war
1781- american and french forces trap lord Cornwallis at York Town,Virginia; Lorn Cornwallis surrenders to British forces
1763-treaty signed between England and France, ending the french and Indian war
1765- parliament passes the stamp act
1766-stamp act repealed, but parliament passes the declaratory act
1770- Boston massacre
1773- Boston tea party
1775- George Washington takes over the army, shots fired at Lexington and Concord
January; common sense is published
1776- the declaration of independence is ratified, Washington crosses the Delaware river and captures a hessian force at Trenton,New Jersey
1777- Marquis de Lafayette arrives in America, British forces take fort Ticonderoga
1778- France signs a treaty of alliance with the u.s and the american revolution becomes a world war
1781- american and french forces trap lord Cornwallis at York Town,Virginia; Lorn Cornwallis surrenders to British forces