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Stamp Act
Americans boycotted British goods: they were angry as the were the only colonies who needed to pay for this tax Tax Collectors like Andrew Oliver were threatened by death to leave their jobs and protest the stamp act. - mob destroyed buildings that would house stamps and threatened Oliver by beheading a likeness -
Townsend acts
Tax on products colonies needed- glass,lead, paints, paper,and tea. The Americans boycotted, and British eventually repealed all taxes except the one on tea. -
Boston Massacre
5 colonists killed after mob on one lone guard. The guard had called for help, someone shouted "fire" & British men shot down 5 colonists. This event was viewed as an example of British cruelty and used as propaganda, especially by Paul Revere -
Tea Act
British lowered the price of tea extremely. Led to the Boston Tea Party -
Boston tea party
colonists dressed as indians stormed into the boston harbor and dumped 23 thousand pounds of tea into the harbor. British ships were bruned. The americans believed (because of the Tea Act) that the British were trying to creep in slowly and steal their independence and freedom. -
Gaspée Affair
A british warship, named the Gaspée, burned, and the captain was terribly wounded -
First Continental Congress
Brought together by Representatives from each colony, except Georgia, to discuss their response to the British "Intolerable Acts". -
The Intolerable Acts
- King closed Boston harbour to everything but British ships
- he sent lots of British troops to Boston. the colonists had to house and feed the troops. (if the colonists didn't do this, they would be shot)
- British officials could only be tried in Britain for crimes, which left the british free to do whatever they wanted in the colonies
- British Governor was in charge of all meetings in Boston; there would be no more self- government
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
-1st shots were fired for the revolution stale mate ensued in Boston Peninsula with the Brits Paul Revere, silversmith, rides to warn Sam Adams and Hancock of the British arriving in Lexingtkon to find hidden arms caches Americans fought british before they arrived in concord, without honour, and shot them in the backs This then transformed into the american revolution. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
General Petna was good in combat. He was going to steal canon and set up a forteress which would destroy all the british ships in the B. Harbour. British troops sent to the fort were shot down one by one, even though the americans had close to no powder, and the british were down by half their men -
2nd Continental Congress
Delegates of the 13 colonies gathered in Phladelphia and sent an olive branch to King George. king G. Refused and proclaimed the colonies in rebellion -
Tom Paine's "Common Sense"
book published about republicsnism & independence -
Declaration of Independence
50 men signed the declaration of freedom from britain
