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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the Great Britain Parliament's first attempt to assert government authority over the American Colonies. Printed materials in the colonies required to be on London produced stamped paper, including a revenue stamp. -
Protest of Stamp Act
Protests began after the tax was put in order and the colonists refused to pay. At first the colonists were petitioning, but violence steadily increased as assaults and property damage became apart of the refusal to pay the taxes on printing. -
Gaspee Affair
The gaspee, a boat led into shallow waters, was invaded and intruded by a crew of men led by John Brown who captured the crew, looted and burned the ship. The Gaspee had been proposing unrightful trade regulations. -
Committees of Correspondence Established
Groups of well-respected men represented their colonies to coordinate action against Great Britain. The establishment of the committee did not take action against Great Britain until something as great as the Boston Port Bill. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston was displeased at the large increase in taxes on the importation of tea proposed by the British Parliament. Bostonians siezed ships in the boston harbor throwing approximately 342 chests of tea into the ocean. -
Coercive Acts
The Coercive acts were a series of laws and rights that the British Parliament forced upon the American colonies after the Boston Tea Party. The British were trying to gain back authority over the colonies. -
Quebec Act
Parliament of Great Britain proposed the Quebec Act to make effective provisions for the provincial government of Quebec. Free practice of Catholic faith, restoring use of French civil law and the expansion of territory were a few of the reforms the governement atttempted making. -
First Continental Congress
Delgates from the colonies of the new world were elected to participate in this meeting, at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, to show America's combined authority to Great Britain. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere's famous ride into the night warning the people of Boston that "the British are coming". -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first battle kicking off the American Rvolution against the Red Coats, Great Britain. In Concord the first bullet of the war blazed through the air, "the shot heard round the world". -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia when Great Britain was attacking Boston. The Congressmen from the thirteen colonies made strategic and military decisions, as well as adopting the Declaration of Independence, eventually becoming the government of the United States. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Men sent out by Artemas Ward entrenched themselves on a hill and attacked the British troops. Great Britain lost a large percentage of their men due to their lower ground, but when the Colonies ran out of ammunition, Great Britain siezed the hill. -
George Washington Appointed General
Commissioned by the Second Continental Congress, George Washington, from Virginia, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. The Congress felt a leader from Virginia would unify the American colonies best. -
Olive Branch Petition
The petition, submitted to the crown on July 8th, was an attempt to enact on the appropiate rights for the colonists while staying loyal to the King. -
Proclamation for Supressing Rebellion and Sedition
King George III issued this document stating that colonies were in rebelling his authority and were subject to severe penalty thrusted upon them. The proclamation was put in act after the Battle of Lexington and Concord in April of 1775. -
British Pulled Out of Virginia
Great Britain pulled their troops out of Virginia when defeated by governor Dunmoore's troops. After evacuating, the Patriots were left in charge of the area. -
Common Sense Published
Common Sense was a pamphlet advocating for America's independence from Great Britain. The document united the colonial citizens and leaders with a common goal of independence. -
British Evacuate Boston
George Washington's successful implications of forts and cannons on Dorchester Heights pushed the British out of Boston. -
Writing of Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress selected a comittee of founding fathers to draft the Delcaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson drafted the document presenting it to the committee for them to publish. -
Declaration of Independence
This document, Written by Thomas Jefferson, was a statement making the thirteen original American colonies free from British rule. The document contained legal acts and rights giving the Americans independence.
