brandon wiebe timeline of the american revolution

  • trade laws

    trade laws
    trade laws would send smugglers to court
  • proclomation of 1763

    proclomation of 1763
    prohibited colonists from moving past the appalachian mountains;colonists thought their liberties were at risks
  • sugar act

    sugar act
    lowered the tax on malassis to control smuggling;the colonists were still angry they didnt want to be taxed at all
  • stamp act

    stamp act
    placed a tax on all printed goods,the colonist felt that is was taxation without representation
  • writs of assistance

    writs of assistance
    allowed officials to search any location; colonists were angry because there writes were being taken away
  • townshed acts

    townshed acts
    taxed imported goods like glass,tea,pepper,and lead. colonists still felt it was taxation without representation
  • boston massacre

    boston massacre
    eight soldiers (redcoats) shot at citezens, colonist used news reports in trial
  • boston tea party

    boston tea party
    colonist through tea off a tea ship into the boston harbor because they had to be taxed for it
  • tea act

    tea act
    in 1773 parliment passed the tea act to save the east india company, it gave them the right to ship tea without paying taxes
  • intolerable acts

    intolerable acts
    intolerable acts also known as coercize acts,are very harsh laws intended to punish the people of massachussetts for their resistance.
  • declatory act

    declatory act
    parlimant could make all laws or taxes,colonist were so outraged they passed a revilutionary against it