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No taxation without representation
The people who lived in the 13 colonies did not have did not have direct reprenstatives so they had no way to vote for how they would be taxed or who would represent them. Because of this the British could tax the colonists in anyway they wanted. With no way to fight taxation and no way to claim their rights, many colonists feared that their property could be taken away through debilitating taxes. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliment on March 22 1765.The stamp act was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the british government. The new tax law was required with American colonists for every piece of paper they used. The Stamp act was passed on March 22 1765. The new tax law was required with the american colonists -
Townshend acts
The Townshend acts were organized by Charles Townshend and passed shortly after the repeal of the Stamp Acts. They were designed to collect revenue from the colonists in America by putting customs duties on inputs of glass lead, paints, papers, and tea.Townshend hoped the acts would defray imperial expenses in the colonies, but many Americans viewed the taxation as an abuse of power, resulting in the passage of agreements to limit imports from Britain. -
Boston tea party
In 1773 Britain East company was sitting on large stocks of tea that they could not sell.In effort to not waste the tea the government passed the tea act which allowed the company to give tea to the american colonists.The colonists, however, saw it as an attempt to undermine colonial businesses. Nor were they in a compromising mood. So on December 16 1773 samuel adams and the sons of liberty along with 200 men boarded the 3 trade ships and threw 242 chests of tea overboard. -
Battles of lexington and concord
The battle of concord started when the British troops were sent to capture John Hancock and Samuel Adams. But spies and friends helped john and samuel escape.Two lanterns hanging from Boston's North Church informed the countryside that the British were going to attack by sea. A series of horseback rider men such as Paul Revere, William dawes and Dr. Samuel Presscot galloped off to warn the countryside that the British troops were coming. -
Declaration of Independence signed
The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4 1776. That was the day where we were are own nation. We were no longer controled by Great Britain FREEDOM! Once the declaration was signed , John Burlap was asked to make 200 copies of the original declaration of independence few of the copies survive today they are very valuable -
Battle of Saratoga
Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. On September 19th, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. Though his troop strength had been weakened, Burgoyne again attacked the Americans at Bemis Heights on October 7th, but this time was defeated and forced to retreat. He surrendered ten days later, and the American victory convinced the French government to formally recognize the colonist’s ca -
Contiential Congress
From 1774 to 1784, the Continental Congress served as the government of the 13 colonies and later the United States.The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774. The Congress balanced the interests of the different colonies and also established itself as the official colonial liaison with Great Britain. -
Battle of yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was one of the last battles of the American Revolutionary War. The engagement lasted 20 days and ended with British Gen. Charles Cornwallis's surrender on October 19, 1781. It first started months earlier when Cornwallis made an unauthorized move north to Virginia. There his army joined with other British troops and planned an attack. The redcoats pushed Marquis de Lafayette's brigade out of Richmond. However General Sir Henry Clinton stopped the offensive because he crit -
Treaty of Paris (Peace Treaty signed)
Commissioners from the United States and Spain met in Paris on October 1, 1898 to produce a treaty that would bring an end to the war after six months of hostilities. The American peace commission consisted of William R. Day, Sen. Cushman K. Davis, Sen. William P. Frye, Sen. George Gray, and the Honorable Whitelaw Reid. The Spanish commission was headed by Don Eugenio Montero Rios, the President of the Senate. Jules Cambon, a French diplomat, also negotiated on Spain's behalf. The American commi
