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The Proclamation
On October 2, 1763 British made the proclamation to stop the colonist from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. They did this to avoid having to fight the Natives. Settlers had to move east of the boarder. The colonists were mad because they believed they could go where they wanted. The proclamation was ignored and the British could not enforce it. -
Quartering Act
On March 23, 1765 British Parliament passed the Quartering Act. It allowed British troops stay in people’s houses and the colonist must care for them. They would have to feed them, shelter them, and give them supplies. They did it because the British wanted to save money. The colonists hated this and said that the British were violating their rights. After the Quartering Act was the Stamp Act. -
The Townshed Act
On June 29, 1767 the Townshed Act was made to help find illegal goods. They were allowed to use writs of assistance. Colonists saw these writs as a violation to their rights. Colonists then began to boycott British goods. Later after this was the Committees of Correspondence. -
The Boston Massacre
On March 5, 1770 parliament got rid of the Townshed acts, but the message didn't reach everywhere and so an angry crowd of soldiers in Boston cornered a small group of British soldiers. The soldiers got scared and randomly fired killing 5 people and wounded 6. Colonists wanted to see punishment so to calm the people down the Governor Thomas Hutchison arrested nine of the men but only two of them were punished. After this was the Committees of Correspondence. -
The Tea Act
On April 27, 1773 the British parliament made the Tea Act to help the East India Company from becoming bankrupt. They were allowed to sell straight to the colonies. The price of tea was now half of what it used to be, but colonist still didn’t want to pay for it. The colonist’s continued to boycott, and because of that came the Boston Tea Party. -
The Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773 about 150 patriots dressed up as Indians and went on three ships and threw 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor that belonged to the East India Company. The Patriots did this because they thought that the British were violating their rights. The British were angry about this and punished them with the Intolerable Acts which happened after this. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Boston Tea party angered the British. On March/12/1774 the British Parliament made four laws. The first one was that they closed the Boston Harbor. The second and third was to strengthen the power of the royal governor and take away the power of the Massachusetts legislature. The fourth law was to make the Quartering Act stronger. The colonist were mad because they wanted to do things there way. Following this was The Shot heard Around the World. -
Stamp Act
British made the stamp act (tax) in March 22 1775. Every type of paper product was taxed. British taxed them to help pay of their debt and for the war. The Americans were being taxed without a voice. British would send people to collect the taxes but the Americans would show that they didn’t like the tax by torturing the tax collectors. After this was the Writs of Assistance. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
On April 19, 1775 the start of the Battle of Lexington and Concord began. The day before, British troops left from Boston to attack the towns of Lexington and Concord to capture the patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Both towns were secretly told about what the British where doing and prepared. So when the British came they were ready. The British were mad that they didn't capture the leaders which would have been a big advantage for them. Later the second continental congress met. -
Fort Ticonderoga
On May 10, 1775 the Americans did a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga. They surprised the British early in the morning and they surrendered immediately. The Americans were happy to have Ticonderoga because it had very good weapons and the fort Controlled the maid route between Canada and the Hudson River Valley. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
On June 16, 1775 about 1,600 American soldiers went to Breeds Hill and began digging. Breeds hill close to Bunker Hill. While they were digging the British decided to attack them. The American kept fighting till they ran out of ammo and only retreated till then. I believe the British are happy that they won but I think the Americans were happier because two out of the three times the British attacked they failed and the Americans only lost once. After that America invaded Canada. -
Common Sense
In January 1776, Thomas Paine published a 50 page pamphlet called Common Sense. In it he criticized Britain and called King George the III a "royal brute". He said that they would be better without them and inspired people in the colonies. More colonists began to want to become independent. Later after this was the Virginia’s Resolution. -
Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776 the Second Continental Congress accepted the Declaration of Independence. It was based on the Enlightenment and explained why America should become independent. They did it because they wanted to be seen as their own nation. The Americans were very happy when this happened and till today we celebrate it on the 4th of July. Soon after this was Natural Rights. -
Battle of Saratoga
On October 17, 1777 the British surrendered when the Americans surrounded them from three directions. John Burgoyne forced British troops to Albany, NY. Winning the battle stopped the British from threatening New England and showed them they will put up a strong fright and that they would work very hard to become independent. Americans were very happy about that. After this was when France became Allies. -
Treaty of Paris
On September 3, 1783 the British, French, Portugal, and Spanish signed a document saying that the see America as an independent nation. They gave them land west of the Mississippi and from the Great Lakes to Florida. The Americans were proud that they were able to become their own nation.
