American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities
For Sara and Marianne
Acknowledgments TH THANKS To National Park Service employ ees everywhere especially Donald Long and Timothy Boyd who went out of their way to help Kent Fe vurly and Larry San ford for sharing their time and knowledge and for their excellent suggestions Ruth and Don Ross who once again came through with research and lots of support Sara Marianne Coogan Dickinson Camillo bimbo and Deborah Titus for their encourage ment and ideas Linda Matthews Jaime Guthals and Mark Voigt for efforts above and beyond responsive and discerning editor Cynthia Sherry designers Laura Lindgren and Celia Fuller for bringing the book to life and Jeff I can't thank you
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George III becomes king of England Stamp Act and Quartering Act passed Stamp Act Congress meets Stamp Act repealed Parliament passes Townshend Acts British troops in Boston Boston Massacre March 5 Parliament passes the Tea Act Boston Tea Party December 16 1773 1774 1775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
