a road to revolution

By stu.bruceS@mshawa.K12.in.us

  • sugar Act

    sugar Act
    • Indirect tax(out of sight=out of mind)
    • Duties on molasses and sugar

  • stamp Act

    stamp Act
    -Tax on all paper products
    - Official stamp/seal on all paper items (proof tax was paid)

  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act
    • parliament declares it has power to make laws for the colonies''in all cases whatsoever''
    • parliament passes this save face

  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts
    • taxes on lead paints paper and tea.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    • crowd gathers and hassle soldiers throwing snowballs and shouting insults.

  • tea-act

    tea-act
    • colonial Merchant feared BEL would put them out of business

  • lntoloerable Act

    lntoloerable Act
    • passed to punish Boston for Tea party
    • Large amount of land given to Guebec

  • continental congress meets

    continental congress meets
    • All colonies but Georgia have representatives.

  • Brltish Surrendcr boston

    Brltish Surrendcr boston
    • Washington believes his army is read & weapons arrive
    • Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
    • BRITISH retreat -AMERICAN Victory

  • 1,00 of redcoats in Boston

    1,00 of redcoats in Boston
    • General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way.

  • midnight ride of paul Revere

    midnight ride of paul Revere
    • 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 concord

    Battles of Lexington concord
    • Battle of Lexington 1st battle of American Revolutionary war ''shot heard round the world ''-Ralph waldo Emerson -Americans Stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston

  • capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    capture of Fort Ticonderoga
    • Benedict Arnold&Ethan Allen capture the fort
    - Get all supplies in the fort including cannons AMERICAN Victory

  • second continental meets

    second continental meets
    • print $$$$ set up post office
    • Created Continental Army led by Washington
    • Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights
    • King hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in respones

  • Battle of Buner tlill

    Battle of Buner tlill
    • fought on Breed's Hill Map
    • BRITISH Victory ammunition

  • common Sense published by Thomas paine

    common Sense published by Thomas paine
    • pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots.

  • second Continental congress meet again

    second Continental congress meet again
    • Debate on declaring independence
    • Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document

  • second Continental Congress votes for Indepence

    second Continental Congress votes for Indepence
    • All 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence

  • The declaration of Independence

    The declaration of Independence
    Thomas Jeffoson

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    • Boston harbonr