American Revolution AO

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

The Stamp Act was a tax on printed items like newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

The Boston's Massacre is an event where a British soldier got called names which started the event

Tea Tax

Dec 16, 1773

the tea tax is a tax on tea in 1770 which strengthened a tea tax that was already in place in the American colonies

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

The Boston Tea Party is a tax on tea that the sons of liberty refused to have because the colonist hated it and dumped all the tea in the atlantic ocean

Intolerable Acts

Jun 12, 1774

the Intolerable Acts was a result of the British fury over the Boston tea party. There were three new laws passed that were aimed at Massachusetts and one toward all 13 colonies .The acts are the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act.

The Battle of Lexington

Apr 19, 1775

The battle of Lexington was the first battle of the revolutionary war. The minutemen killed 73 British soldiers and about 50 colonists died