Revolutionary Timeline by Gavin O'Ferrall https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16 en-us 2022-11-18 14:18:59 UTC 2025-11-23 12:49:28 UTC hello@padlet.com Stamp Act 25goferrall https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2389985572 1765- The British started taxing some goods and you needed to put a stamp on it to prove you bought it “No taxation without representation“.]]> 2022-11-18 14:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2389985572 Boston Massacre 25goferrall https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2389990680 -1770- Soldiers shot 5 civilians in a riot. There was a debate if the captain said fire or not.]]> 2022-11-18 14:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2389990680 Boston Tea Party 25goferrall https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2390014628 -1773- throwing millions of dollars of tea into the harbor silently at night in response to the tea act]]> 2022-11-18 14:44:04 UTC https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2390014628 First Continental Congress 25goferrall https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2390017605 It was in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 and October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression.
Lexington and Concord
]]> 2022-11-18 14:45:57 UTC https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2390017605 Second Continental Congress 25goferrall https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2390022755 -1775- US established a Continental army and elected George Washington as Commander-in-Chief. The delegates also drafted the Olive Branch Petition and sent it to King George III in hopes of reaching a peaceful resolution. The king refused to hear the petition and declared the American colonies in revolt.]]> 2022-11-18 14:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2390022755 Declaration of Independence 25goferrall https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2390024378 –1776- 13 American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence.]]> 2022-11-18 14:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2390024378 Battle of Yorktown 25goferrall https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2390071736 -1781- The US trapped a major British army on a peninsula at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced its surrender. This battle basically ended the war.]]> 2022-11-18 15:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2390071736 Treaty of Paris 25goferrall https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2390074555 –1783- The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783. This completely ended the War. The agreement recognized U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory.]]> 2022-11-18 15:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/25goferrall/sw315tduie2otz16/wish/2390074555