Paul Zanella's timeline of the American Revolution

  • Trade laws

    Trade laws
    Trade laws stated that smugglers got sent to vice-admiralty courts because, britain's courts' often let people off free. And colonists didnt like this because they didnt have a say.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    stopped the colonists from mmoving past the Appilation Mountians. Colonists felt they were being told what to do , and they didnt like it.
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  • Sugar act

    Sugar act
    The sugar act was enabled to reduce taxes so people would buy more sugar.The colonists felt like they were being taxed without their knowledge.
  • Stamp act

    Stamp act
    The stamp act made any printed materials high on taxes. Colonists were so outraged by this they boycotted, and Patrick Henry even tried to persuade virginia to pass a ressolution on it.
  • Decleretory act

    Decleretory act
    The decleretory act stated that parliementhad the right to pass laws and taxes.Colonists stiill thougt they had no say in things and were outraged
  • Writs of assistance

    Writs of assistance
    writs of assistance was athorized. They allowed officers to search anyone for smuggled goods. Colonists also thought they had no say in this matter.
  • Townshead act

    Townshead act
    took away a lot duties from britians kingdom. And colonists were outraged.
  • Boston massacure

    Boston massacure
    5 colonists were killed by bostonians. Colonists were so mad they made them look bad by naming it the boston massacure.
  • Tea act

    Tea act
    Gave the east inda co. the right to make their tea very cheap. Colonists felt it was crushing their liberties.
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party
    Colonists threw the tea overbored because of the tea act.
  • Intollerable act's

    Intollerable act's
    qubec, and coercive act made colnists so angry they called it the itollerable acts.