American Revolution

French and Indian War

Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763

The North American Conflict, was between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Year War. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=what%20was%20the%20french%20and%20indian%20war

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

King George III forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=what%20was%20the%20proclamation%20of%201763

Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

Designed to raise revenue from the American colonists in the 13 Colonies. Set a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=what+was+the+sugar+act

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

Required all American Colonist to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and playing cards too. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=what%20was%20the%20stamp%20act

Quartering Act

May 3, 1765

Name given to two acts of British Parliament in local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations or housing. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=what+was+the+quartering+act

Townshend Acts

Jun 29, 1767

Series of taxes and laws imposed on the colonists. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=townshend+act

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

The killing of five colonists by British regulars. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=what+was+the+boston+massacre

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

An act of Parliament of Great Britain , objective was to reduce massive amount of tea held by financially troubled British East Indian company and help company service. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/search?q=what+was+the+tea+act&oq=what+was+the+tea+act&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.3669j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=tea+act

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

Group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British Tea ships in the Boston Harbor and dump 342 chests of tea in the water. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=what+was+the+boston+tea+party

Coercive Acts

Mar 28, 1774

Names used to describe a series of laws relating to Britain's colonies in North America and passed by the British Parliament. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=what%20were%20the%20coercive%20acts

First Continental Congress

Period: Sep 5, 1774 to Oct 26, 1774

A meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies that met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=what+was+the+first+continental+congress

Second Continental Congress

Jul 4, 1775

Convention of delegates from thirteen colonies that started meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after wawrfare declared American Revolutionary war had begun. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=second+continental+congress

Shot heard around the world

Jul 29, 1775

Battles of Lexington and concord and the siege of Boston, the first shots were fired after dawn in Lexington, Massachusetts. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=shot+heard+around+the+world

Common Sense

Jan 10, 1776

Challenged the authority of British government and the royal monarchy, plain language that Thomas Paine used to speak to the common people of America. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=what+was+the+common+sense

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

The statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress who said that thirteen american colonies called themselves the thirteen newly independent sovereign states, no longer under British rule. SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=what+was+the+declaration+of+independence

The Volstead Act related to Tea Act

Jan 16, 1920

This act is related to the Tea Act because it made it illegal to sell, make, or transport a certain amount of alcohol similar to how certain amounts of tea was prohibited or taxed during the tea act.

Vietnam War related to French and Indian War

Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975

This related to the French and Indian War because North America was allied with South Vietnam similar to how the French was allied with the Indians.

The civil rights movement related to Declaration of Independence

Period: Dec 1, 1955 to Sep 7, 1968

The Declaration of Independence is similar to the Civil Rights Movement because both situations consisted of one side believing they were superior to the other and despite that were still proven wrong with legal documentation.

9/11 attack related to The Shot Heard Around the World

Sep 11, 2001

The Shot heard around the world is similar to the 9/11 attack because in both situations there were opposing sides in which one side was ambushed starting an entire controversy.