What caused the Revolutionary War?

By emilycd8

  • Stamp Act passed

    After the French and Indian War, the Parliament was in debt, so they passed the tax on printed papers and legal documents. This was the first tax that applied equally to all colonists.

  • Declaratory Act

    The stamp act was removed, but the declaratory act allowed the Parliament the right to tax the colonists.

  • Townshend Duties

    The Townshend Duties act created a tax on the imports of tea, glass, paper lead, and paint.

  • Boston Massacre

    Angry citizens and soldiers fought in the streets resulting in five deaths, called the Boston Massacre by angry colonists.

  • Removal of Townshend Act

    The taxes on everything in the Townshend Act except tea imports were removed.

  • Tea Act

    Lowered the tax on tea which forced the colonists to buy the taxed tea. This made the colonists even more angry.

  • Boston Tea Party

    The angry colonists dumped more than three hundred chests of tea into the Boston Harbor in rebellion of the tea act.
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    "Intolerable" Acts or Coercive Acts

    Prohibited ships from loading or unloading in the Boston Harbor until the damage from the Boston Tea Party was paid off.

  • Parliament Declares Massachusetts in Rebellion

    Massachusetts officially under rebellion

  • Patrick Henry

    "Give me liberty or give me death!"

  • Lexington and Concord

    Samuel Adams and John Hancock were going to be arrested in Lexington but were warned to flea the area. Lexington- shot heard around the world. British won Lexington and were marched to Concord where the Patriots retreated. The British then searched the city and burned houses before they were shot upon on the North Bridge when the Colonists won. Even after the battle, the British were chased and shot at as they retreated.

  • First Battles of Revolutionary War

    Lexington and Concord

  • 2nd Continental Congress

    Lyman Hall went but couldn't represent Georgia until he was approved on July 8th. They also sent Button Gwinnett and George Walton. The Continental Army was also started and lead by George Washington.

  • Declares America Under Rebellion

    allows British to use force

  • Common Sense written by Thomas Paine

  • Declaration of Independence adopted and signed by Continental Congress

    Drafted by Thomas Jefferson. By this time, James Wright was gone from the colony. If Britain wins this war, the signers could be killed for treason.

  • Articles of Confederation Approved

    approved by congress and sent to the states for ratification

  • French Alliance With American Colonies

  • British recapture Savannah

    GA was the only colony retaken, and remained British for the rest of the time. The patriots were still in the countryside and the loyalists were in Augusta and Savannah.

  • Battle of Kettle Creek

    Elijah Clark led and was the first patriotic victory in Georgia. It was a surprise attack on the loyalists.

  • Seige of Savannah

    French joined Georgia's patriots and tried to bomb Savannah but FAILED. 800+ patriots died and about 18 loyalists died.

  • Articles of Confederation Becomes Law

  • American Seige of Yorktown after British Defeat

  • Treaty of Paris signed

  • Britian Recognizes America as an Independent Nation

  • Congress Requests New Constitution

  • US Constitution Radified and Made a Law