American Revolution Era- Abby Cimmino

By AbbyCimmino

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    The Sugar Act was a revenue raising act that added tax on sugar. it was made by great Britain on April 5th,1764

  • Currency Act

    Currency Act
    The Currency Act regulated paper money issued by colonies of british american. Acts were made to protect british merchants and creditors from being paid in depreciated colonial currency. The Currency Act was made on September 1st, 1764

  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    Name given to 2 or more Acts that were made by the British Parliament requiring local government of the American Colonies to give British soldiers food and housing. This took place on March 24th, 1765.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Great Britain put a tax on all colonies and made it so that printed materials in colonies had to be made on stamped paper in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. This Act Was made on March 18th, 1766.

  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts
    British Acts of Parliament passed during 1767 and 1768 relating to the british in north america. It was named after Charles Townshend.

  • Boston Massacre

    Known as incident on King Street. It was a confrontation on March 5th, 1770 where British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists.

  • Tea Act

    It was a series of policies and taxes imposed by Britain on American colonies. It took place on April 27th, 1773.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Political and mercantile protest made by tha sons of liberty to protest tax on teas. Took place on December 16th, 1773

  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    Added taxes to the colonies in 1774.

  • The Association

    The Association
    Prohibited all trade with great Britain, took place on October 20, 1774

  • Flag

    Flag
    American ships in New England waters flew a "Liberty Tree Flag". This happened in 1775.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Hunker Hill in Massachusetts. Took place on June 17th, 1775

  • Common Sense

    Common Sense
    Paines Common Sense was published 1776.

  • Battle of Germantown

    Battle of Germantown
    Took place on October 4th, 1777, it was an attack Washington attacked Howes 9,000 troop garrison stationed in Germantown.

  • Battle of Long Island

    British moved against American Continental Army. British campaign to seize control of New York and isolate New England from rest of the colonies. Happened on August 27th 1778