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Stamp Act
A direct tax imposed by the Brtish on the 13 Americsn colonies. This led to many protests and was a factor in the Boston Tea Party. This act required that printed materials in the colonies have to be produced on stamped paper made in London and having a revenue stamp. These printed stamps were on almost every paper material in the colonies. -
Protest of Stamp Act
The Stamp Act protests began with petitions, then transfered to refusals to pay the tax, and suddenly to property damage and the abbuse of officials. The Stamp Act protests protests usualy involve physical assault. -
Committees of Correspondence Established
The Committees of Correspondence were a shadow government group weho’s action help oppose the british soldiers. they were in charge of making decisions and being the leaders for the revolutionaries. they were established in 1773. -
Gaspee Affair
The Gaspee Affair was when the fifty five sons of liberty members led by john brown and taken a ship named the gaspee had been bordered and took the ship over then threw them ashore so they could watch the ship be looted and burned. -
British Pulled out of Virginia
American troops attacked and defeated Virginian governor Dunmore's troops near Norfolk, Virginia. British then had their soldiers leave Virginia leaving the Americans in control. -
Boston Tea Party
The Tea Party was the culmination of a resistance movement throughout British America against the Tea Act, which had been passed by the British Parliament in 1773. Colonists objected to the Tea Act because they believed that it violated their rights as Englishmen to "No taxation without representation," that is, be taxed only by their own elected representatives and not by a British parliament in which they were not represented. Protesters had successfully prevented the unloading of taxed tea in -
Coercive Acts
Following the boston tea party. The british had released a series of laws called the coercive acts (british) or the intolerable acts (americans) and were a set of restrictions upon american citizens to punish them and the revolutionaries.The Boston Port Act, which closed the port of Boston until damages from the Boston Tea Party were paid. The Massachusetts Government Act, which restricted Massachusetts; democratic town meetings and turned the governor's council into an appointed body. The Admin -
Quebec Act
Following the boston tea party. The british had released a series of laws called the coercive acts (british) or the intolerable acts (americans) and were a set of restrictions upon american citizens to punish them and the revolutionaries.The Boston Port Act, which closed the port of Boston until damages from the Boston Tea Party were paid. The Massachusetts Government Act, which restricted Massachusetts; democratic town meetings and turned the governor's council into an appointed body. The Admin -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies as a response to the coercive acts (the intolerable acts as many colonists called them) which were a response to the boston tea party punishing them for their actions. 55 delegates were there. -
Olive Branch Petition
THe Olive Branch Petition was a letter to the King of England. The letter confirmed the loyalty of the colonists to the King and assured him that they did not seek independence. This was obviously not true for most people of the time but they did not wasnt to upset the king. -
Battles of Lexington and Conord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was when the british were starting to invade and paul revere used the lanterns to signal if they were coming by land (one lantern) or by sea (two lanterns) and then 75 minutemen took up arms with their captain Jonas Parker started to battle with the british of whom they had been expecting. -
Paul Revere's Ride
When Paul Revere was sent out to ride to Lexington and deliver the news of the british coming to john hancock and Samuel adams. Then was joined by another rider (William dawes)who rode with him and they together decided to ride to concord then joined by another rider (dr. Samuel Prescott)they were captured by the british prescott escaped immediately and williams soon after. Revere was held then let go of after a while. -
Second Continental Congress
Times had taken a sharp turn for the worse. Lexington and Concord had changed everything. When the Redcoats fired into the Boston crowd in 1775, the benefit of the doubt was granted. Now the professional imperial army was attempting to arrest patriot leaders, and minutemen had been killed in their defense. In May 1775, with Redcoats once again storming Boston, the Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia. -
George Washington Appointed General
Many thought that a New England general should command the New England army that was gathered in front of Boston ; but they had to admit that George Washington came from one of the most proserous Southern Colonies, and that his leadership skills will come in great use. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
2,400 British soldiers attempted to drive 1,500 Americans out of the Chalestown Penninsula. While the British succeded in driving the Americans out, The British suffered heavy losses in personal and power as the opressed Americans were fighting back. -
Proclamation for suppressing Rebellion and Sedition
Following the Battles of Lexington and concord in the spring of 1775, King George III issued this proclamation on august 23, 1775. It stated that the colonies stood in open rebellion to his authority and were subject to severe penalty, as was any british subject who failed to report the knowledge of rebellion or conspiracy. This document literally transformed loyal subjects into traitorous rebels. -
Common Sense Published
Common Sense was written by thomas paine. Originally written by anonymous or as he wrote it an englishman. it presented an argument for the american people to free themselves of british rule. For the question for independence was still undecided. -
British Evacuate Boston
British forces are forced to evacuate Boston because of General George Washington's successful placement of fortifications on Dorchester Heights. This ended a hated 8 year British occupation of Boston. They evacuated one they realized the troops could not cover themselves anywhere. -
Writing of Declaration of Indepencence
Thomas Jefferson had started writing the declaration of independence and made a number of drafts after showing his final draft to the committee they made further revised documents and submitted it to the continental congress on june 28th on july second the continental congress voted for the independence and refined its declaration of independence and released it to the public on July 4th. -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence was a document written by the well-known names of the period that insured the continental colonies a free world to live and prosper in. It was written mostly by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman,and Robert Livingston.
