Welcome to American History Central’s “America 250” Collection. This page provides quick access to our resources on the American Revolution, the American Revolutionary War, and the Declaration of Independence, in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of America’s official separation from Great Britain on July 4, 1776.
Timelines
We are in the process of creating a monthly timeline for the American Revolutionary War. As they are completed and published, this section will be updated.
Prelude
- Albany Congress (1754)
- French and Indian War (1754–1763)
- Pontiac’s Rebellion (1763–1766)
- Proclamation of 1763
- Taxation Without Representation
- Sugar Act (1764)
- Stamp Act (1765)
- Townshend Acts (1767–1768)
- Liberty Affair (1768)
- Battle of Golden Hill (1770)
- Boston Massacre (1770)
- Tea Act (1773)
- Boston Tea Party (1773)
- 1774 – January to December
1776
Founding Fathers (Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Additional Founders
Founding Mothers
Primary Documents
Ideology
- Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved (1764) — James Otis
- Instructions to Boston’s Representatives (1764) — Samuel Adams
- Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1765) — Stamp Act Congress
- Rights of the Colonies Examined (1765) — Stephen Hopkins
- Massachusetts Circular Letter (1768) — Samuel Adams and James Otis
- Rights of the Colonists (1772) — Samuel Adams
- Letter to James Warren Regarding the Boston Port Act (1774) — Samuel Adams
- Suffolk Resolves (1774) — Joseph Warren
