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Navigational Acts
Navigational Acts limited what the colonists could receive from other countries. Put rules on raw materials traded out of the colonies. -
Sugar Acts
The Sugar Acts were indirect tax on sugar and other products but mostly sugar. -
Stamp Acts
Stamp Acts were tax on all paper products and the government also made it so where every time you bought a paper product you would get a stamp on it to prove tax was paid. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act were rules saying that Parliament had the right to rule and tax colonies. -
Townshend Acts
Townshend Acts were taxes on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was originally a protest made by the citizens of Boston when it turned violent after the citizens started throwing objects at the redcoats so they started shooting. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act were rules that passed allowing the BEIC to sell tea directly to colonist. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was not actually a tea party it was members of Sons of Liberty dumping over 340 chest of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts were laws passed so people could be punished for the Boston Tea Party. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act were laws that passed allowing soldiers to sleep in colonist homes. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of 12 of the 13 British Colonies, that made a deal with the Intolerable Acts. -
1000's of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brought 1000's of soldiers into Boston. -
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Revere rides to the Sons of Liberty to warn them that the redcoats are coming. -
The Battle of Concord and Lexington
The battle of Lexington was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War, the British came out victorious. In The Battle of Concord the Americans won against the British and forced them to retreat back to Boston. -
The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold and his partner Ethan Allen manage to capture Fort Ticonderoga for tons of supplies and cannons. -
Second Continental Congress
At the Second Continental Congress they printed money. They also set up a post office. They also created a Continental Army led by George Washington. This sent Olive Branch asking the King to protect their rights, in response the King hired 30,000 soldiers. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle was fought on Breed's Hill. The British won because of the American's lack of ammunition. The British were victorious. -
Washington Arrives in Boston with an Army
When George Washington arrives he realizes the men in Boston are disorganized and need discipline, and weapons. -
"Common Sense" Published by Thomas Paine
The pamphlets inspire more colonists to become patriots. A quote in the book is "Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, ‘TIS TIME TO PART.” -Thomas Paine. -
The British Surrender Boston
George Washington believes in his men and that they are ready and luckily weapons arrive. Washington sets up cannons on the Dorchester heights to overlook Boston. They British retreat resulting into an American victory! -
Second Meet of the Second Continental Congress
The whole thing was a debate declaring independence. Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the document. -
Second Continental Congress Votes for Independence.
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The Decoration of Independence is Signed!!!
A.K.A the Fourth of July.