American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities
For Sara and Marianne
TIME LINE 1754 60 French and Indian War 1760 1765 1766 1767 1768 1770 George III becomes king of England Stamp Act and Quartering Act passed Stamp Act Congress meets Stamp Act repealed Parliament passes Townshend Acts British troops in Boston Boston Massacre March 5 Parliament passes the Tea Act Boston Tea Party December 16 1773 1774 1775 Coercive Intolerable Acts and Quebec Act passed First Continental Congress meets Battles of Lexington and Concord April 19 Second Continental Congress meets Washington appointed commander of Continental Army Battle of Bunker Hill June 17 Defeat at Quebec December 30 Thomas Paine writes Common Sense Siege of Boston ends Declaration of Indepen dence signed July 4 New York falls Bat tle of Trenton December 25 Battle of Princeton January 3 Fort Ticon 1776 1777
