American Revolution Era - Cirigliano

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  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Stamp act requires stamped paper for documents, printed items
    Tax reaches every colonist; lawbreakers tried in vice-admiralty court

  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts
    Townshend Acts levy duties on imported materials,
    Colonists enraged causing riots. Customs agents seize John Hancock’s ship Liberty for unpaid taxes.

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    Mob gathers at Customs House; clashes erupts, five colonists killed. Colonists burn customs ships; suspects to be tried in Britain

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Tea Act lets East India Company avoid tax, and disguised colonists dump 18,000 lbs, tea in harbor.

  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts
    1774, Parliament passes Intolerable Acts as response to Tea Party
    Acts close Boston Harbor; quarter soldiers in empty homes, building

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord
    The start of the American War of Independence causing many Americans to take up arms and fight for their independence.

  • British attack on coastal towns

    British attack on coastal towns
    The British Navy bombarded and burned the towns of Falmouth, Massachusetts

  • Battle at Bunker Hill

    Battle at Bunker Hill
    The colonial forces faced important causalities against the enemy which provided them with a confidence boost.

  • The Olive Branch Petition

    Congress sends Olive Branch Petition to restore, “harmony”, George III rejects petition, orders naval blockade.

  • The Second Continental Congress

    The Second Continental Congress
    Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia and debate independence, recognize militiamen as Continental Army, appoint George Washington commander, and prints paper money to pay troops

  • The Battle of Trenton

    The Battle of Trenton
    Washington crosses Delaware River into New Jersey and surprises Hessian garrison making him win the Battle of Trenton

  • The Fight for Philadelphia

    Gen. William Howe beats Washington at Brandywine, PA. Howe takes U.S. capital, Philadelphia; Continental Congress flees

  • Victory at Saratoga

    Gen, John Burgoyne leads British, allies south from Canada and
    surrounded at Saratoga, Burgoyne surrenders to Gen, Horatio Gates

  • Winter at Valley Forge

    Valley Forge was the site of Continental Army’s winter camp.
    Makeshift huts, tents provide little protect against cold. Out of 10,000 soldier, more than 2,000 die of cold and hunger.