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Protest of Stamp Act
American colonists, having recently fought in support of Britain, rose up in protest against the tax before it went into effect. The protests began with petitions, led to refusals to pay the tax, and eventually to property damage and harassment of officials. -
Stamp Act
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. The money collected by the Stamp Act was to be used to help pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier near the Appalachian Mountains -
Gaspee Affair
Gaspee was known as a boat and a place called Gaspee Point. The boat was in a shallow spot and got stuck. It spread around the town and soon the boat was looted and burned -
Boston Tea Party
The East India Tracing Company had controlled the tea trading between India and the British colonies. With this tea tax the colonists refused to buy tea. The colnists stole tea and the East India Trading Company soon had warehouses full of unsold tea. -
Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts, as they were popularly known in England, were introduced in 1774 by the new government of Lord North, who acted with the direct encouragement of George the third. -
Quebec Act
This act was about when Quebec had set its boundries for other countries and there own country. -
Proclamation for Supressing Rebellion and Sedition
King George made this document and it said that colonies who had open reblellious acts served severe penalties -
First Continental Congress
It was the first meeting between all of the leaders from all of the colonies -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress meeting started with the battle of Lexington and Concord fresh in their memories. The New England militia were still encamped outside of Boston trying to drive the British out of Boston -
Committiees of Correspondence Established
Alot of written polocies about the britished were published in these articles. There were many volumes of these different articles. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first shots starting this revolution were fired at Lexington, Massachussetts. Mid Spril 1775 a leader sent over 700 troops to sease the weapons of the colonists. John Hancock and Samuel Adams were arrested becasue they were the general leaders of the revolution. -
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
This was about Paul Revere's midnight ride to alert the colonists that the british are coming -
George Washington gets Appointed General
Due to his very heroic acts, George Washington was appointed from Colonel to General. From that point on making Washington General was a very smart and great move by the colonies. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Around breeds hill during the siege of boston battle of bunker hill took place iwas one of the earlier wars of the revolution. The battle was named after the adjacent bunkers both sides had. -
Olive Branch Petition
Around breeds hill during the siege of boston battle of bunker hill took place iwas one of the earlier wars of the revolution. The battle was named after the adjacent bunkers both sides had. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence -
Writing of The Declaration of Independence
The writing of the declaration of independence was the beggining of a legacy, It officially made the colonies a united country away from England -
Common Sense Published
Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain.