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Protest of Stamp Act
The Colonists begin to protest the stamp act before the taxes start taking place. -
Stamp act
Passed by the British Parliament.The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
Gaspee Affair
Ship Gaspee, was charged with patrolling the waters of Narragansett Bay, off Rhode Island. Duddington had earned a reputation as an overzealous enforcer; boarding and detaining vessels and confiscating cargoes, often without charge, and without recourse for merchants who's goods were impounded -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an act commited by a group of colonists from Boston who were dressed as indians and they were trying to show the British that they have had enough of there tryranny and were going to begin boycotting their goods due to the rediculous taxes. -
Quebec Acts
The Quebec Acts added territory to Canada making it three times larger than the original size. It greatly angered most Americans especially New York, Viginia, and Pensylvania. -
Coercive Acts
The Coersive acts were drafted from June to May and finally published by Parliment in 1774. It was made to make an example of Boston after the tea party. It closed Bostons ports until they could pay for the tea and it also put more redcoats in the colonies. -
First Continental Concord
All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates. But their aims were not uniform at all. Pennsylvania and New York sent delegates with firm instructions to seek a resolution with England. The other colonies voices were defensive of colonial rights. -
Battles for Lexinton and Concord
General Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition the colonists had stored in the town of Concord, just outside of Boston. They also planned to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two of the key leaders of the patriot movement. -
Paul Rever's Ride
Paul Revere was sent and instructed to ride to Lexington to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was led by John Hancock with members such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. It took control of the army encamped outside of Boston. -
George Washington Appointed General
George Washington was appointed general to protect the Americans from the British oncoming attack after proving that he can be useful in battle by saving John Hancocks life after a British ambush during the French-Indian war. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
It happened on the Charlestown Peninsuala. The colonists found out that British were planning on taking over unoccupied hills outside of Boston. 1,200 colonist troops proceeded to stealthily take over some of the occupied hills and gain control. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was a document from the colonies sent to Britain to try and make peace. The Britains however declined and the Revolution began. -
Proclamation for suppressing Rebellion and Sedition
Following the outbreak of war in the spring, King George issued this proclamation. It stated that the colonies stood in open rebellion to his authority and were subject to severe penalty, as was any British subject who failed to report the knowledge of rebellion or conspiracy -
British Pulled out of Virginia
The patriots attacked Virginias British troops leaving the British with nothing to do but pull out of Virginia and leave the colonists in control. -
Common Sence Published
Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. -
British Evacuate Boston
The British finally decide that they have lost and decide to leave Boston to the Colonists and the ports are no longer shut down. -
Writing of the Declartion of independence
Jefferson began his work on June 11 and toiled in seclusion writing a number of drafts. After presenting his final draft, the committee further revised the document and submitted it to the Continental Congress on June 28. On July 2, the Continental Congress voted for independence and refined its Declaration of Independence before releasing it to the public on July 4th -
Declaration of Independence
written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress, states the reasons the British colonies of North America sought independence in July of 1776. -
Committees of corespondence Established
Formed throughout the colonies as a means of coordinating action against Great Britain. Many were formed by the legislatures of the respective colonies. In any case, the members of these organizations represented the leading men of each colony.
