Stupid Events That Led to the Stupid American Revolution

By celia_langford

  • Jamestown, Virginia

    Jamestown, Virginia
    Jamestown, Virginia, the first successful English settlement, is founded.

  • John Locke

    John Locke
    John Locke contributes to the constitution for the Carolina colony.

  • Colonies Unite

    Colonies Unite
    The Albany Congress proposes that the colonies unite.

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    Five Colonists are killed by the British at the Boston Massacre.

  • The Gaspee Incident

    The Gaspee Incident
    The British repeal of the Townsend Act brought two years of peace between Britain and the colonies. But it didn't end the tension.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    Colonists, dressed as Mohawks and dumped tea into the Boston harbor to protest tax on tea.

  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts
    The British reacted to the Boston Tea Party with what the colonies called the "Intolerable Acts."

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord
    The battles of Lexington and Concord spark the Revolution.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence is signed.