Pre American revolutionary

French indian war ends, a new era begins

Feb 10, 1763

This marked Britain's control over new territory and marked the start of a long and historical beginning to the revolution and the beginning of our country

Currency act

Sep 1, 1764

This limits colonists from issuing any legel tender paper money. By this act the colonists began to strain and mistrust the british.

Stamp act

Mar 22, 1765

Imposed tax on paper documents which led to the colonists resort to mob violence which led to tax collectors to retire. This act restrained relations to the colonists.

Quartering Act

Nov 1, 1765

This was disliked by new york because they didnt like being commanded to provide shelter for soilders. This act stretch the trust of colonist and shortened there strain.

the Townshend Tariffs

Nov 20, 1767

These were four acts to assert britains athority over the colonies and through suspension of a recalcitrant representative assembly and through strict provisions for the collection of duties.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

A squad of british soilders let lose a volly of shoots toward a crowd of colonist.Three died and three later died of wounds. This event turned the trust down from the colonist and restrained the british trust from them.

Trial in england

Jun 9, 1772

This upsets the colonists because they heard they would be sent to england instead of having a trial in the colonies. This upsets them because they believed they should have a trial from their peers instead of the kings judges and parliment.

Boston tea party

Jan 7, 1773

This is were the colonist threw british tea over ships signifing the start of the revolution.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

The british government granted an East India Company a monoply in the colonies, and the Tea Act rekindled their opposition to it. The colonist never liked control over there tea due to them being restricted by Britain.

Government Act

May 20, 1774

This act increased royal control over massachusetts administrative, in which limits there control. There government was now controled by the king and the members would have been voted by by the king. Massachusetts and their people were governed by the king, which deeply angerd them.

New England Restraining Act

Mar 20, 1775

This was so that the colonies would only trade with Great Britian, and this act banned fishing in the atlantic. This act led up to the revolutionary war which founded our country.

Declaration of independence

Jul 4, 1776

This document was that of which great importance to our country. This document stated our freedom and our seperation from british rule. This marked the beginning ouf independence for our great nation.