road to revolution

sugar act

Jun 6, 1764

indirect tax
duties on molasses and sugar

stamp act

Jun 5, 1765

tax on all paper products
official stamp/seal on all paper items
purchased only with valuable silver coins
if didnt purchased=fined or jail

declaratory act

Jun 4, 1766

refuse to buy british goods

townshend act

Jun 3, 1767

taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
searched for smuggled goods

Boston massacre

Mar 5, 1770

crowd gathers and hassles soldier, throwing snowballs and shouting insults
more troops arrive, colonists get more and more angry and fire if you dare

tea act

Jun 2, 1773

passed in 1773 and allowed British east India company to sell tea directly to colonist
lower prices than colonist merchant prices
tax tea cheaper then smuggled tea
less smuggling=more tax money

Boston tea part

Dec 16, 1773

members of son of liberty dump over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor

quartering act

Jan 1, 1774

they all faught for stuff, i dont have any notes for this one so i dont know

intolerable act

Jun 1, 1774

passed to punish boston for a tea party
boston harbor closed until tea paid for
massachusetts charter canceled

The first Continental congress

Sep 5, 1774

12 of the 13 colonies sent representatives
Georgia did not
boycott to repeal intolerable acts

first continental congress meets

Sep 5, 1774

all the colonies but georgia have representatives
voted to send a statement of a grievances
voted to boycott all the british trade
patrick henry VA rep urged colonist to unite against britain

1000 of redcoats in boston

Apr 1, 1775

general gage brings thousands of british soldiers to boston with more on the way, they were sent o boston to quell riots in the wake or the townshend duties

midnight ride of paul revere

Apr 18, 1775

paul rides to warn the sons of liberty in Lexington and concord that the british are coming

battles of lexington and concord

Apr 19, 1775

1st battle of american revolutionary war
shot heard around the world
British victory Americans stop the British and force them to retreat back to Boston
american victory

second continental congress meet

May 10, 1775

printed money
sets up a post office
created continental army led bu george washington
sent olive branch asking king to protect there right

battle of bunker hill

Jun 6, 1775

fought on the breeds hill
dont fire until you see the white of their eyes
british victory( americans ran out of ammunition) british learned defeating Americans would not be easy

washington arrives on ouitskirts of boston with continental troops

Jul 15, 1775

realized men are disorganized and need to be punished
needed weapons

thomas paine commone sense

Jan 10, 1776

pamphlet inspires more colonist to be pariots
every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for sparation, the blood from slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, its time to part

british surrender boston

Mar 17, 1776

washington believed his army is ready and gave them weapons
washington put cannons on dorcherster hights overlooking boston
british go back home and american victory

second continental congress meets again

Jun 15, 1776

debateing on declaring independence
jefferson is the primary author of the dcument

second continental congress votes for independence

Jul 2, 1776

all of the 13 colonies voted yes on declaring independence

the delaration of idependence is signed

Jul 4, 1776

the answer is yes of they get dependence

capture of fort Ticonderoga

May 10, 17775

Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
getting all the supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN victory