Toward Independence

By 130737@dps61.net

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    3/22/1763 - Prime Minister George Grenville made a new law. Now colonists gotta pay more money because they got a debt from the war. The colonists don’t want this! #getburiedalivetaxcollectors

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    10/7/1763 - K.G.3 drew a line down the mountains and now we can’t cross! He doesn’t want dead colonists and Indians! Arguments because of the use of government power. #beattheirturkeyeatinbutts

  • The Quarting Act

    The Quarting Act
    5/3/1765 #Omg I just found out that the colonist were told to furnish shoulders. With candles, firing , bedding , cooking utensils , salt , vinegar and bearer of cider. #That’sbogus. Very shocking and amazed that they did this. The law acted for the British troops with quarters.

  • Boycott of British goods

    Boycott of British goods
    10/28/1767- OMG the british taxes are just so lame that my friends and neighborhood are gonna boycott so they won't receive any money you guys should join me am i right? #Boycott #rebels

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    3/5/1770- OMG Army soldiers shot and killed people while under intense attack by a mob. I can't believe this! Incident on King Street By the British. #BostonMassacre #Scary

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    12/16/1773 - The Sons of Liberty literally just stole a boat. They dumped all of our tea In the ocean all because they thought that they weren’t getting taxed right.We are so mad. #DEVASTATING

  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts
    3/24/1774 - The Intolerable Acts were passed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their acts of The British Tea Party. The colonists then collected a rebellion to drive out the British Troops.

  • The Colonies Form Militias

    The Colonies Form Militias
    7/18/1774 - Patriots,Local Militias,and Minuteman.This happened to enforce the boycott.They got mad and decided to bring the two sides to the brink of war.

  • The First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress
    9/1774 - I just came from The First Continental Congress meeting.There was 49 other people there at the meeting.They had the meeting to bring states together. We agreed to meet again.

  • The First Blow at Lexington

    The First Blow at Lexington
    April 19, 1775-A spy for general gage told him that the colonists were hiding a supply of weapons and gunpowder in the village of concord, so he sent 700 troops to strike at once.

  • The Second Blow at Concord

    The Second Blow at Concord
    April 20, 1775-On the same day as Lexington the colonist jumped the redcoats and killing the colonist leader Captain Isaac Davis but the colonist killing 74 and wounding 200 by themselves.

  • The Townsend Act

    The Townsend Act
    June 15 - July 2 1767 #Omg I just found out that the colonist were told to furnish shoulders. With candles,firing,bedding,cooking utensils,salt,vinegar,and bearer of cider.#that's bogus.