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The Sugar Act
On April 5, 1764, Parliament passed the Sugar Act. It placed a taxon sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies. Smugglers in the colonies we're punished harshly and colonial merchants reacted with anger towards parliament. -
The Stamp Act
On March 22, 1765, the Stamp Act was passed by Parliament. All paper documents in the colonies we're imposed a tax. All legal documents and even printed materials had to bear a stamp. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
On March 24, 1765, 2 days after the Stamp Act was passed, Parliament passed the Quartering Act. Colonists we're forced to provide housing for British Troops. They also had to provide food for Troops in their local area. -
The Townshend Acts
On the 29th of June 1767, The Townshend Acts we're passed by Parliament. It taxed paint, glass, tea, and even lead. Many colonists saw this taxation as Parliament's abuse of power. Parliament repealed these taxes in 1770, except the tea tax. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770. Five colonists we're killed in the Massacre. Three people died instantly. The two other people died from their wounds in result from the massacre. This was a key event to support the Patriot cause to break away from England. This event became a national holiday in Boston and is reenacted every year on March 5. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed on May 10, 1773, by Parliament. It gave a Monopoly to the East India Company. A Monopoly is an exclusive control of a supply or trade in a commodity or service. It granted the East India Company to ship its tea to the colonies without first landing it in England. This event might have contributed to The Boston Tea Party. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party occurred on December 16, 1773. A crowd disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians and dumped 200 crates of British Tea onto the Boston Harbor. Parliament responded with a lot of anger by passing the Intolerable Acts the year after The Boston Tea Party. -
The Intolerable Acts
The next five acts were made to punish the participants of the Boston Tea Party starting with the Boston Port Act (March 31,1774), The Massachusetts Government Act (May 20, 1774), The Administration Justice Act (May 20,1774), The Quartering Act of 1774 (June 2, 1774), and lastly The Quebec Act 1774 (June 22, 1774) -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord started The Revolutionary War. Tensions between The British and The 13 Colonies have grown before these two battles. On the dawn of April 19, 1775, 700 British troops and 77 militiamen gathered at Lexington and neither side wanted to fire a shot. Suddenly, someone fired their weapon and the Battle started. To this day, nobody knows who fired that shot. The British won the battle and headed to Concord to search for arms. -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Contiental Congress was formed on May 10, 1775. This event named George Washington as the leader of the continental army. When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, the congress made changes and approved the document on July 4, 1776. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775. The Colonists did not have any experience in fighting in a war. The British did win but it also was a morale builder for the Continental Army. After this Battle, the British realized that the war against the colonies was going to be a long one -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense was published on January 15, 1776. This Pamphlet convinced many Colonists that a break up with England is needed. Believe it or not, many colonists we're undecided to whether support the army or be loyal to England. After this Pamphlet was published, many colonists wanted to break away from England. Thomas Paine argued that a monarchy was a terrible system to have. -
The Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the new country, it marks to this day the official Independence Day of the United States of America. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration and he explained why the colonies are declaring their Independence from England. It explained how King George III was abusing the colonies. The United States would never exist without the Declaration of Independence. -
The Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton is one of the most important battles of the American Revolution. The Patriots were losing hope on winning the war so when the Patriots won the battle, their confidence quickly rose. George Washington personally led new troops into the battle even though he was open to enemy fire because of this. -
The Battles of Saratoga
There we're two battles that we're fought 18 days apart in Saratoga. These two battles we're the turning point in The Revolutionary War. The British won the first battle but it costed them the next battle and the entire American Revolution. After the Americans lost the first battle, France became an ally, and the only ally of the colonies. On the second battle, on October 7th, Benedict Arnold ignored British orders and captured key points in Saratoga. The British surrendered 10 days later. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown is the most important battle of the american revolution. The British General Lord, Charles Cornwallis, had his base in Yorktown. On September 28, George Washington with French Troops completely circled Cornwallis and Yorktown and they attacked. The attack lasted for 3 weeks and Cornwallis couldn't take it anymore so he and 7000 British Troops surrendered on October 19, effectively ending the american revolution. Because of this battle, Washington became our 1st president.
