American Revolution

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

1) A stamp act duty was in place since 1694.
2) It was put into place in Britain.
3) One hundred thousand pounds of stamps was sent to America from Britain.

Quartering Act

May 3, 1765

1)Colonists were amenable.
2) They did not understand peacetime following the war.
3) In 1766, 1,500 British soldiers sailed in the New York Harbor.

Townshend Act

Jun 15, 1767

1) This act was named after Charles Townshend.
2) Taxes were imposed on glass, lead, paper, and tea.
3) This imposed on the 13 colonies in America.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

1) Five colonists were killed in the riot.
2) This occurred on March 5,1770.
3) British troops fired into the mob.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

1)The Tea Act was apart of a group of taxes.
2) This act imposed a tax on tea and reduced the tea surplus.
3) The group of taxes imposed on the colonies by Britain.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

1) This took place on December 16,1773.
2) This was a protest led by the American colonies.
3) The Boston Tea Party involved throwing chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.

Intolerable Act

Mar 24, 1774

1) This name was given by the American Patriots.
2) This act was passed as a punishment.
3) The name was given to the Coercive Acts.

Minutemen

Apr 19, 1775

1) These were the first people to fight the British for independence.
2) They had been given to various U.S. military forces and missiles.
3) This was the first armed militia to arrive at the scene of a battle.

Battle of Saratoga

Sep 19, 1777

1) The British troops surrendered to the American forces.
2) This was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.
3) 5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms.

Battle of Yorktown

Sep 28, 1781

1) This battle took place in Yorktown from September 28th of 1781- October 19,1781.
2) This was aided by French General; Rochambeau.
3) This was against British General; Lord Cornwallis.