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Jan 1, 1517
Start of the Revolutionary War-The Reformation
There were many factors of the Revolutionary War but, it all started during the reformation. The reformation saw a huge fissure in the church, it seperated people created minorities in the church. These minorities became disencfranchised with it's goverment and were most likely to settle in America. Thus a large portion opf settlers were discontented with their government before they even arrived in America. -
Founding of Houses of Burgesses
The first representative government in America gives the people their first taste of power. -
Navigation Act
These acts enforced mercantilism in England by almost forcing Americans to buy English goods. This caused a large amount of colonists to start smuggling in cheaper goods, so when the acts are tightened many smugglers had resentment towards Britain. -
the albany congress
In June of 1754, representatives from seven colonies met with 150 Iroquois Chiefs in Albany, New York. The purposes of the Albany Congress were to try to secure the support and cooperation of the Iroquois in fighting the French, and to form a colonial alliance based on a design by Benjamin Franklin. -
The French and Indian War
The final colonial war. massive conflict involving Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden called the Seven Years War. The war caused a relaxation of British rule in the colonies, giving the illussion of independence. Causes taxes to rise for colonists after the war. -
The Proclamation
the council presented the proclamation to calm the fears of the Indians, who felt that the colonists would drive them from their lands as they expanded westward. -
The Sugar Act
The British increased regulation of the colonies' trade, shrinking their trade market. This caused a further division between England and the colonies. -
The Currency Act
Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain that regulated paper money issued by the colonies of British America. -
The Stamp Act
Despite the relatively low cost of the taxes, colonists were angry at the act because rather than regulating trade, it was used directly for raising money in England. -
Quartering Act
An act that forced the colonies to provide shelter and food for British troops in time of peace. -
The Townshend Acts
a set of taxes passed by Parliament in 1767 after the Stamp Act caused rebellion and riots on both sides of the Atlantic. -
The Boston Massacre
Shooting of five American colonists by British troops -
Tea Act
An act that caused unfair prices to be levied in favor of the East Indies company. The act crushed the prices of local merchants and practically forced the tea to be bought. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons Of Liberty destroy 3 boatloads of tea dressed as Indians. This would lead the British to punish the Massachussetts colony and further anger Americans. -
Coercive or "Intolerbale" acts
Acts passed directly in response to Boston Tea Party. The Act punished Massachussetts in several ways, such as trade embargos, ammendment to the Quartering Act that enabled troops to be housed more efficeiently, and even gave British judges all say in courts. -
First Continental Congress
The colonies, fed up send a representative from each state to try and fix their government (except Georgia) with the promise to meet back in a year if they fail. -
The shot heard 'round the world
The first shots between the British troops and American minutemen were taken. The fighting officially began.
