American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities
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George III becomes king of England Stamp Act and Quartering Act passed Stamp Act Congress meets Stamp Act repealed Parliament passes Townshend Acts British troops in Boston Boston Massacre March 5 Parliament passes the Tea Act Boston Tea Party December 16 1773 1774 1775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
1778 1779 deroga falls July 6 Battle of Bennington August 16 Battle of Brandywine Sep tember 11 Philadelphia falls September 26 Battle of Germantown October 6 Battle of Saratoga October 7 Burgoyne surrenders October 17 Congress passes Articles of Confederation November 15 Winter at Valley Forge France declares war Battle of Monmouth Courthouse June 28 Savannah captured December 29 George Rogers Clark captures Vincennes February 25 Bonhomme Richard vs the Serapis September 29 Winter at Morris town New Jersey Charleston falls May 12 Battle of Cam den August 16 Battle of Kings Mountain October 7 Battle of Cowpens January 17 Articles of Confederation adopted by states March 1 Battle of Guilford Courthouse March 15 Battle of Eutaw Springs September 8 Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown October 19 Treaty of Paris signed September 3 Con tinental Army disbanded Washington 1780 1781 1783 retires 1786 1787 Annapolis Convention Shays's Rebellion Congress passes Northwest Ordinance Constitutional Convention meets Consti tution signed September 17 Constitution is ratified First meeting of Congress George Wash ington sworn in as president John Adams as vice president 1788 1789
