road to revolution

sugar act

Apr 5, 1764

• indirect tax (out of sight= out of mind duties on molasses

stamp act

1765

taxon all paper products - official stamp steal on all paper
legal doc
licences
newspaper
pamphlets
playing cards
purchased only with valuable silver coins
if didnt purchase = fined to jail
protested stamp act, felling rights were violated
dircet tax
in your face

repealing stamp act

Aug 1, 1765

refusal to but stamps or paper goods
stamp act congress
parliament agrees to repeal the stamp act

declaratory act

1766

• parliament declares it has power to make laws for the colonies in all cases whatover

parliament passes this to save face

townshend act

1767

taxes on glass, lead paints,paper,and tea
searched for smuggled goods
sons of liberty start to do violent acts UK soldiers arrive to protect tax collectors

tea act

1773

passed in 1773 and alowed british east india company BEIC to sell tea directly to colonist

boston tea party

1773

-members of sons of liberty dump over 340 chests of tea into boston harbor
- boston harbor is teapot tonight
- caused problems for loyalists/ tories

quartering act

1774

quartering act required colonists to house soldiers - if a soldiers comes knocking on your door ... your sleeping of the floor tonight

intolerable act

1774

passed to punish boston tea party - boston harbor closed until tea paid for -massachusetts charter canceled
royal officials had trials in britain

continental congress meets

Sep 5, 1774

all colonists but Georgia have representatives, voted to send a statement of grievances voted to boycott all the british trade. Patrick Henry- VA rep. urged colonists to unite against britain.

1000 of redcoats in boston

Apr 1, 1775

genral gage brings thousands of british soldiers to boston with more on the way

midnight ride of paul revere

Apr 18, 1775

Paul revere rides to warn the sons of liberty in lexington and concord that the british are coming... the british are coming

battles of lexington and concord

Apr 19, 1775

1st battle of american revolutionary war shot heard round the world - ralph waldo emerson british victory battle of concord americans stop britis and force them to retreat back to boston

capture of fort ticonderoga

May 10, 1775

benedict arnold and eathan allen capture the fort get all the supplies in the fort including cannons americans victory

second continental congress meet

May 10, 1775

print $$$$
set up a post office
created continental army led by george washington
sent an olive branch asking the king to protect thier right's
- king hires 30,000 hessians soilders in response

battle of bunker hill

Jun 16, 1775

fought on breed hill dont fire untill you see the whites of thiier eyes- william prescott british victory americans ran out of ammunition british learn defeating americans would not be easy

washington arrives on outskirts of boston with continental troops

Jul 15, 1775

realizes men are disorganized and need dicipline
need weapons

"common sense" published by thomas paine

Jan 10, 1776

pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patroits
every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. the blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, TIS TIME TO PART- thomas paine, common sense

british surrender boston

Mar 17, 1776

washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
washington put cannons on dorchester heights overlooking boston
british retreat- american victory

second continental congress meet again

Jun 15, 1776

debate on declaring independence - thomas jefferson is the primary author of the document

the declaration of independence is signed

Jul 4, 1776

second continental votes for independence

Jul 20, 1776