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sugar act
This was a tax on sugar and it had an impact on manufactured rum. The Sugar Act was mainly about the manufactured rum, which was made from a product of sugar. Some sugarcane was grown on sugar plantations in the colonies, which was a big part of the triangle trade. The sugar act started in 1733 but was republished April 5, 1764. The act was on of a few acts that caused Great Britain to divide and its colonies in America. The Sugar Act was part of taxation without representation. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was created to pass the provisions of the 1765 Quartering Act. The Act stated that the governor, unlike the whole group, had the power to make arrangements to make sure that colonists supplied shelter for the troops. This act made colonists even more angered. -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of 5 people by British soldiers who thought they were told to fire,. This started because Private White hit a teenager with the butt of his rifle for insulting Captain Goldfinch. People began throwing snowballs, oyster shells, and other things at the soldiers. A British soldier was hit in the face by a stick and madly shot into the crowd. This is considered the first battle of the revolutionary war. -
Tea act
This acts main purpose was to bail out the struggling East India company. The company was granted importation and sales of tea in the colonies by the British government. The colonist had no say in the taxing of tea and tea was a huge part of the colonies and was a regular thing. -
Boston Tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a time when a variety of Massachusetts colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded a few British tea ships and rode into Boston harbor, to dump all of the tea into the harbor. The Boston Tea Party was pretty much the key-event to the American Revolution, this was also when colonists started the violence -
The Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act, because of the Boston Tea Party, was made to punish the colonists in/live in Boston, Massachusetts. This act was one of the many British laws that is mentioned as the Intolerable Acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These were the first two battles of the Revolutionary War so they clearly have great significance. This battle was started because the British commander heard of weapons and supplies being stockpiled by the Patriots. The effect of these to battles is America being free. -
Battle of Ticonderoga
This was a battle that meant a lot since Fort Ticonderoga was a key point of access to both Canada and the Hudson River Valley. The Patriots attacked at dawn catching the British off guard and they won this battle. This gave the Patriots much needed artillery. -
George Washington is Named Commander in Chief
George Washington was a solider that led america to independence, a strong politician, and the first president of the United States of America. He was doing rose to the challenge of american independent becoming a leader of the revolutionary movement this is he was named Commander in Chief. -
Thomas Paine writes Common Sense
The Common Sense pamphlet advised independence from Britain for the American colonies and it is now considered one of the most powerful pamphlets in American history. This convinced American colonists that they need to break off of the British rule and that the time to do it was now.
