american revolution

By drakek7
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    sugar act

    the sugar and molasses act of 1733, was about to expire
    it required colonists to pay a tax of 6 pence
    the British pass the sugar act of 1764
    lower price of tax to 3 pence

  • writs of assistance

    writs of assistance gave them the right to search any properties looking for goods

  • treaty of paris 1763

    the treaty that ending the french and Indian war the french lost all their land in north america the British the land to the Mississippi

  • Pontiac rebellion

    rebellion lead by chief Pontiac against British settlers out west

  • Proclamation Act

    Brtitsh proclaim that no one is to live west of the Appalachian Mountains

  • stamp act

    the British are not making enough money to pay for the french and Indian war, the British pass the stamp act in 1765. Required all colonist to purchase stamps,marks,from England on every piece of legal paper and other printed papers

  • Sugar act

    They lowered it to 3 pence and from 6 pence to the colonists

  • Quartering Acts

    This requires all colonists to house British soliders and provide them with supplies.

  • declaratory act

    declaration by British parliament that accompanied the repeal of the stamp act

  • Pontiac rebellion

    the rebellion was lead by chief Pontiac against British settlers out west

  • Townshed Act

    Taxing goods before they got into the colonies and No more meetings or assemblies

  • Boston Massacre

    When the partiots and loyalists fight for the kings new laws to the partiots

  • tea act

    they wanted to punish the colonist, for all the protesting

  • Boston tea party

    the sons of liberty were upset about taxes raising and they threw all the tea away in the ocean

  • First Continental Congress

    Voted to banned all trade with Britain until Intorerable Acts repealed

  • Battle of lexington and concord

    Paul revere and William Dawes were given the job of warning the colonists that the british are coming

  • coercive act

    Upset by the Boston Tea Party and other blatant acts of destruction of British property by American colonists

  • Second Continental Congress

    Agreed to make an official Army and Petition King george for peace in an attempt to avoid war

  • Olive Branch Petition

    It asks to restore harmony between the colonists and England

  • olive branch petition

    it ask \s to restore harmony between the colonist and England king rejects the petition

  • Battle of bunker hill

    The patoriots of Britain went on Bunker hill with 2,200 soliders and armed waiting for Loyalist to come and ifre

  • Battle of Trenton

    Washington sneaks his troops across Delware River on Christmas Eve to surpise the British and wins

  • declaration of independence

    their was a document was signed was signed by 56 delegates to the continental congress

  • Battle of Saratoga

    The turning point of American Revolution and they got more people to stay

  • Winter of Valley forge

    They had to stay there to prepare for a fight that will change the war.

  • battle of yorktown

    7,000 British and hessian troops to fortification and then they constructed at Yorktown