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Stamp Act
1765-1766; Tax introduced on legal documents to pay for defense of colonies. americans boycotted British goods: they were angry as the were the only colonies who needed to pay for this tax tax Collectors like Andrew Oliver were threatened by death to leave their jobs and protest the stamp act. - mob destroyed buildings taht would house stamps and threatened Oliver by beheading a likeness 1766: Stamp act repealed after merchants protesting due to their goods not being bout and officials -
Townshend Acts
Tax on products colonies needed- glass,lead, paints, paper,and tea. The Americans boycotted, and British eventually repealed all taxes except the one on tea. (1770) In response to sometimes violent protests, British sent more troops to America -
Boston Massacre
1770; 5 colonists killed after mob on one lone guard. The guard had called for help, someone shouted "fire" & British men shot down 5 colonists. this event was viewed as an example of British cruelty and used as propaganda, especially by Paul Revere Preston, general, did not want his men to fire. He was judged as innocent by John Adams (sams Adam's cousin). -
Tea Act
British lowered the price of tea extremely. Led to the Boston Tea Party -
The Intolerable Acts
King closed Boston harbour to everything but British ships- he sent lots of British troops to Boston. the colonists had to house and feed the troops. (if the colonists didn't do this, they would be shot)
- British officials could only be tried in Britain for crimes, which left the british free to do whatever they wanted in the colonies
- British Governor was in charge of all meetings in Boston; there would be no more self- government
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First Continental Congress
brought together Representstives from each colony, except Georgia, to discuss their response to the British "Intolerable Acts". -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
April 19th, 1775; colonists send troops to Boston -1st shots were fired for the revolution stale mate ensued in Boston Peninsula with the Brits Paul Revere, silversmith, rides to warn Sam Adams and Hancock of the British arriving in Lexingtkon to find hidden arms caches Americans fought british before they arrived in concord, without honour, and shot them in the backs This then transformed into the american revolution. -
2nd Constinental Congress
Delegates of the 13 colonies gathered in Philadelphia and sent an olive branch to King George. king G. Refused and proclaimed the colonies in rebellion -
Battle of Bunker Hill
June 17th, 1775; Am. General Petna was good in combat. He was going to steal canon and set up a forteress which would destroy all the british ships in the B. Harbour. British troops sent to the fort were shot down one by one, even though the americans had close to no powder, and the british were down by half their men -
Decloration of Independance
July 4th, 1776; 50 men signednthe declaration of freedom from britain
