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Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition
Native Americans grouped together and formed a rebel group in order to attack the British. The Native Americans burned down several towns and forts before being stopped by the British. the result of this made the British make an act that kept the colonists from settleing west near the Natives. -
Protest of Stamp Act
The stamp act was made by the British to heavily tax the colonists on everything printed. After the stamp act there were many other acts made that also taxed everything else. After the acts were passed the colonists started a riot in which they refused to buy anything from the British. This effected the British greatly because many British workers lost their jobs and British merchants could not collect the money that the colonists owned them. -
Gaspee Affair
The British were tired of the colonists smuggling goods, because of this the British sent ships to intercept them along the North American waters. One of the ships was named the Gaspee, this ship searched traders without warrants and sent men into shore to raid food without paying. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party is when 200 colonists went on to British ships and dumped their tea into the water. The reason they did this was to send a message to England that they have had enough of their high taxes and their unfair acts. -
Coercive Acs
In the spring of 1774, parliament passed four new laws. The laws were intended to punish Massachusetts and end colonial challenges toward the British. The Act shut down Boston’s port until the city paid for the Tea, required all higher authority in MA to be appointed instead of elected, governors could transfer trials of British to England, and Colonists had to house British solders if asked. -
Quebec Act
The purpose of the Quebec Act was to reorganize how the British territories were governed. It helped the French and the Native Americans, but it really angered the colonists. It made the French law, language and religion be recognized in Quebec. Also it gave more territory to Quebec it included Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. -
The First Continental Congress
The committees met in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774. 55 delegates to congress represented 12 Britain’s North American colonies. The first continental congress was formed to carry out certain tasks. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax placed on almost all od the colonists products. It required stamps to be placed on most printed materials. The Stamp Act was the first direct tax Britain had placed on the colonists. -
Committees of Correspondence Established
The committees were formed throughout the colonies as a means of coordinating action against Britain. The members of these organizations represented the leading men of each colony -
Paul Revere's Ride
On April 18, 1775 Patriot leaders heard about the British plan and sent Paul Revere and William Dawes to spread the alarm. Paul arrived in Lexington at midnight and warned them about the British coming. They then set out to Concord, but only Dr. Samuel Prescott got through in time to warn them. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
British troops and American colonists met in Lexington and as the colonists were retreating peacefully some one fired a shot and then the British killed 8 colonists. After the Bristish advanced to Concord when they arrived they found that most of the supplies were moved and then colonist militia were waiting and forced the British to retreat. -
Second Continental Congress
It was three weeks after the battles at Lexington and Concord when the Second Continental Congress happened. It was met in Philadelphia and they declared the militia army as the Continental Army. In addition to this they needed a leader so they elected George Washington to be the commander and chief. -
George Washington Appointed General
After the battles of Lexington and Concord the colonists needed to unite more in order to fight the British. Because of this the Continental Congress met for a second time in Philadelphia. After the congress declared the militia army the Continental Army to represent the colonies they also needed a general to lead them, this is when George Washington was elected commander in chief of the new army. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British sent reinforcements in Boston to regain control of the area, because of this the militia set up camp on top of Breed’s Hill near Bunker Hill. Then the British sent 2,200 troops to take the hill from the militia. When the British and the colonists met they fought over the hill until the militia ran out of ammunition and retreated. The British suffered 1,000 casualties after the battle and the battle gave the colonists a sense of hope that they could face the mighty British army. -
Olive Branch Petition
It was a document written by John Dickinson sent to the king of England. It said that the colonies wanted to be still loyal to the king, and it asked the king to call off all hostilities toward them. This petition was a distraction because as this was sent the colonists attacked the British troops in Quebec. They attacked them hoping to convince the French to rebel against the British. -
British Pulled out of Virginia
The militia attacked the Virginian governor Dunmore’s troops near Norfolk Virginia. The colonists defeated Dunmore’s troops and then the British pulled their soldiers out and then Virginia was left under control of the colonial army. -
Common Sense
Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. the normal language Thomas Paine used got to all the common people. Common Sense was the first work that openly asked for independence from Great Britain. -
British Evacuate Boston
The British evacuated Boston because the militia army had surrounded the British and set up cannons on high key point that the British could not defend against. The British were surrounded by militia and were being fired upon by cannons and they had no choice but to retreat out of Boston. -
Wriiting of the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration was drafted between June 11 and June 28 of 1776. The continental congress met to vote on independence. In anticipation of this vote, the Congress selected a committee to draft a declaration of independence. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin were assigned to write the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration was drafted between June 11 and June 28 of 1776. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin wrote the Declaration of Independence. The declaration of independence was sent to Brittan to declare America’s independence from Brittan. It was signed July 4 1776.
