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By lionelbray1

  • 1763 Proclamation

    1763 Proclamation
    no settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
    The colonist ignored this and settled anyways

  • 1764 Sugar act

    1764 Sugar act
    raised taxes on refined sugar imported by the colonies.
    The colonist thought it was a violation against their rights to be taxed without consent.

  • 1765 Stamp act

    1765 Stamp act
    printed material have to be on stamped paper produced in London.
    Violent protesters threatened stamp distributors.

  • 1765 Quartering act

    1765 Quartering act
    Provided British soldiers with any accommodation or housing.
    Colonist thought it violated their rights again

  • 1766 Repeal of the Stamp act

    1766 Repeal of the Stamp act
    Took away the stamp act but introduced the Declaratory act.
    Protesting stopped but no one paid any attention to the new act at first.

  • 1766 declaratory act

    1766 declaratory act
    British Government had free control over the colonist.
    Colonist were furious about this and once again it went against their rights

  • 1767 Townshed Act

    1767 Townshed Act
    Put taxes on imported goods
    Colonist stopped importing British goods,

  • 1770 Boston Massacre

    1770 Boston Massacre
    British troops killed several of the colonist.
    The colonist seen British troops attacking innocent people

  • 1772 Gaspee affair

    1772 Gaspee affair
    British customs ship ran aground in Rhode Island and the Sons of liberty group attacked and set fire to the ship.

  • 1773 Tea act

    1773 Tea act
    Put a tax on tea
    Boarded the ships dressed as Natives and dumped all the tea overboard

  • 1774 Intolerable acts

    1774 Intolerable acts
    Meant to punish colonists for dumping the tea overboard.
    Colonist called the first Continental congress

  • 1775 Lexington and Concord

    1775 Lexington and Concord
    the first battle of the revolutionary war.
    Colonist were upset because they lost a lot of men

  • 1775 Second Continental Congress

    1775 Second Continental Congress
    The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
    Olive Branch Petition- Letters to King George III which represents the last attempt by the moderate party in North America to avoid a war of independence against Britain.

  • 1775 Battle of Bunker hill

    1775 Battle of Bunker hill
    The first Great battle of the revolutionary war.
    Lost a lot of men but were still confident about their fight.

  • 1776 Decleration of independence

    1776 Decleration of independence
    Gave the colonies freedom from Britain.
    The colonist were really happy about this.