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1. Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the Seven year’s war between England and France. It also was when France gave America some of their land in the new land. -
2. Proclamation Act
After the Seven Year War, the Proclamation Act was made as a way to stop any English settlements from living pass the Appalachian Mountains. It was also a way to stop the English settlers from killing the Native Americans/being killed by the Native Americans. -
3. The Sugar Act
Originally there was a tax on molasses of 6 pence per gallon, then, when the sugar act came about and it went to 3 pence per gallon. However, the sugar act was fully enforced, compared to the 6 pence tax, making the colonialist unhappy. -
4. The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax on any printed paper, from legal documents to playing cards. Even though there were other taxes that also took money, the Stamp Act changed the way the English settlers saw Britain. It was more of trying to raise the cost in products instead of keeping up with trade in the Colonies. -
5. The Quartering Act
On March 24, 1765, parliament passed the Quartering Act which enforced the Colonists to open up their homes to British troops in case there was no room in barricades. The Colonists took the act as saying that British Soldiers would completely take their beds and houses. Which was not the case, nevertheless, the Colonists refused to follow the Quartering Act. -
6. Stamp Act Congress
As a result to the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act Congress came into play. It was a group of representatives from the colonies that decided they would protest the Stamp Act. They also decided that taxes shouldn't be collected without consent. -
7. Declaration of Rights and Grievances
After the Sugar and Stamp Act came to pass the colonists decide that it was wrong and unconstitutional to let the British make any taxes without the colonists approval. In the Declaration of Rights and Grievances they take a stand in finally saying that they want to decide their own taxes. -
8. Stamp Act Repeal
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act and the Colonists were rejoiced. Later that the day the Declaratory Act was passed. -
9. Declaratory Act
On the same day of the Stamp Act, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act. It stated that the British had complete legislative power over the Colonies. -
10. Townshend Act
The Townshend Act is a larger name for the four acts that went on during all of June, 1767. The acts consisted of New York having to pay for the rest of the British Soldiers in the Quartering Act; and if they did not do that then the British would not allow any Colonial business to happen. The second was called the Townshend duties, meaning that Colonist now had to pay more taxes just so that Britain could get more money. The tax on tea also was packaged with the act. -
11. Boston Massacre
When Soldiers came to Boston, it caused more tension with the soldiers and the Colonists. The Boston Massacre an after affect of Colonist getting angry and starting a brawl with the soldiers. That night during the brawl five people died. Later the event was used as propaganda for the Patriots. -
12. Committee of Correspondence
In March, 1773, the Committee of Correspondence finally decided to used the committee for opposing the British and for having a representative from each colony for faster messages. In fact, the Committee of Correspondence was in swing years before, however, it was only used to as a way to communicate small news. -
13. The Tea Act
When the Tea Act comes into action, Parliament decided that the Colonies are only allowed to work with the British East India Company for buying tea. Through this act, Parliament also makes the price of tea higher. -
14. Boston Tea Party
On a cold December night, a group of Patriots went on British ships and threw hundreds of chests of tea in the Boston Harbor. The tried to disguise themselves as Native Americans, but no one caught them. -
15. The Intolerable Acts
After the Boston Tea Party and other things the Patriots did, the British Parliament pronounced that Boston's ports would be closed until it payed for the damage of the Boston Tea Party. Also, that Massachusetts' government would be closed and completely decided by the king. -
16. First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was where fifty-six delegates came together from every colonies and discussed the ideas of changing not only the Acts that were passed by Parliament, but also to become a new and separate country. -
17. Lexington & Concord - Apr,1775
The Battle of Lexington and the Battle of Concord were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. Together they were called the "shot around the world". At Concord they used gorilla warfare to win. -
18. The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a heavy win and loss from both the American side and the British side. During the fight the Americans had little ammo, so they shoot at the British right as they were on top of them. They had to retreat after the third wave of soldiers, nevertheless, the British lost over a thousand men to the Americans. -
19. Appeal to Reason Rejected (The Olive Branch Petition)
After the start of the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress decided that they would try to connect back with Great Britain. It was a way to explain that the colonists were displeased by Parliament and not the King himself. Although they went the great length to grovel, Congress soon learned that the King was apart of Parliament and fully supported their decisions, he even went as far as not looking at the appeal. -
20. Common Sense
Thomas Paine published the pamphlet "Common Sense" in the beginning of the year of 1776. It is said that it brought together the leaders who wanted independence. In the pamphlet he blatantly states that, "This new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers... from every part of Europe. Hither they have fled, not from the tender embraces of the mother, but from the cruelty of the monster; (which still) pursues their descendants still." -
21. Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is most known being written by Thomas Jefferson. However, there were four other writers, which were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman. The unalienable rights were based off of John Locke's natural rights of life, liberty, and land.
