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First Jamestown American Revolution Event: Rhode Island Royal Charter
The Rhode Island Royal Charter was given by the Brritish to recognize the colony -
First American Revolution Event: Molasses Act
During the molasses act taxes were imposed on molasses, sugar, and rum imported to the colonies from anywhere other than England. -
Second American Revolution Event: The Proclamation Line
This act forbade the british settlement to settle over the Appalachian Mountains. This act also disabled the settlers to leaving in the upper Ohio River Valley. -
Third American Revolution Event: The Stamp Act
During the "Stamp Act" citizens were required to pay, in the form of a stamp, a fee for any printed document. This included marriage, licenses, and other various objects. -
Fourth American Revolution Event: The Quartering Act
Colonists were now forced to feed the british soldiers if asked. The colonists became very frustrated and angry after this Act was passed. -
Fifth American Revolution Event: The Boston Massacre
Colonists did not enjoy the presence of the British Soldiers, names were called, and small fights occasionally broke out. However one day a British Soldier struck a man. The result, five men killed. -
Second Jamestown American Revolution Event: Gaspee Burning
As an act of defiance several men snuck out and burnt a large taxing ship. -
Sixth American Revolutionn Event: Intolerable Acts
After the Boston Tea Party soldiers could be housed anywhere, committees of correspondence were banned, and British Soldiers could stand trial in Britain. -
Seventh American Revolution Event: First and Second Congress
Every colony met except for Georgia on this day, to organize an uprising against Parliament's Coercive Acts. -
Third Jamestown American Revolution Event: John Eldred's Fired Shots
In 1775 John Eldred shot random cannonballs to provoke the English. Once a shot tore through a sail. -
Fourth Jamestown American Revolution Event: The USS Providence
During the American Revolution the "Katy" (later christened the USS Providence) fired the first shots to the British ship Diana, the Katy was the first one to capture a british ship -
Fifth Jamestown American Revolution Event: Ther German Hessions
In 1775 around 200 German Hessians arrived on the island of Conanicut. They burned nearly 20m homes, they left 2 standing -
Eighth American Revolution Event: Declaration of Independence
This piece of historical document was signed in order to show the world why they wanted to break away from the British Government. -
Ninth American Revolution Event: Treaty of Paris
Congress validated a peaceful ending to the Revolutionary War in April 15, 1783. On September 3, 1783 the treaty of Paris was signed and the war was drawn to it's final conclusion. -
Tenth American Revolution Event: Ratification of the Constitution
When a bill of rights was introduced in 1789 North Carolina ratified the Constitution.
