American Revolution

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

Sent to colonists by the king and declared colonists were not allowed to settle west of the Appalachian mountains. Colonists moved west violating the proclamation line.

Sugar act

1764

Duties on foreign- made malassaes; colonists would stop smuggling. Colonists still smuggled foreign malasseas. They were being taxed for sugar.

Policy of Non importation

1764

Boston merchants begin a policy of non importation of British luxury goods as a form of protest against the British economic policies. This later spreads to other colonies. https://www.thoughtco.com/timeline-events-leading-to-american-revolution-104296

Currency Act

Apr 19, 1764

Passed Parliament, prohibiting colonist from giving out legal paper money.

Boston Town Meeting

May 24, 1764

Boston town meeting protesting the Grenville measures. James Otis first discusses the complaint of taxation without representation and calls for the colonies to unite. https://www.thoughtco.com/timeline-events-leading-to-american-revolution-104296

Quartering act

1765

British parliament and American colonist tried to provide British soldiers with any needs to help them survive. The colonist said it violated Bill of Rights, British soldiers tried to persuade them to pay for quartering. Colonist were required to provide household for the soldiers.

Stamp Act

1765

Required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document, license, newspaper. Samuel Adams harassed tons of custom workers, stamp agents, and sometimes royal governors.

Repeal of Stamp Act

1766

March 1766, parliament repealed the Stamp Act, parliament issued Declaratory Act. Colonists who disobeyed the law were to be tried.

Townsend/Duties

1767

The indirect taxes or duties leveled on important materials glass, lead, paint and paper-- as they came into colonies from Britain. The colonists were furious and they had well organized resistance.

Boston Massacre

1770

They were competing for jobs with colonies and poorly paid soldiers. Samuel Adams labeled the confrontation the Boston Massacre. There was very minimal killings.

Tea Act

1773

Britain gives the East India Company special concessions in the colonial tea business shots out colonial merchants. Colonist quickly moved into action and assembled first continental congress.

Intolerable Act

1774

In 1774, parliament responded to the Boston tea party passing the intolerable; Boston harbor. Thomas Gage was appointed new governor of Massachusetts. Colonist quickly moved into action and assembled first continental congress.

Lexington and Concord

1775

General Gage orders troops to march to concord Massachusetts and seize colonial weapons. Minuteman intercept the British and engage in battle first at Lexington then concord.

Battle of Bunker Hill

1775

They fought on Charleston, Massachusetts. The battle was against the British and the Americans and the British won. They then became kind of cocky and bragging on who won.

Second Continental Congress

Jul 5, 1775

This was the convention of delegates from 13 colonies. The Redcoats were storming Boston. The Olive Branch Petition adopted by the second congress on July 5, 1775 it was the final attempt to avoid full on war.