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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act took place in February 6th, 1765. The Stamp Act was the first real attempt to assert a government over the colonies. The British then went into serious debt and taxes the Colonies like crazy. -
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Protest of Stamp Act
Protest of Stamp Act was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America. The act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamp paper made in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. -
Gaspee Affair
The Gaspee Affair involved a British customs schooner that had been enforcing unpopular trade regulations, the ship ran aground in shallow water on June 9, 1772 in Warwick, Rhode Island. -
Commities of Correspondence Established
The Committees of Correspondence were shadow governments organized by the Patriot Leaders by the American Colonies on the eve of the American Revolution. Which led to the setup of the first continental congress (1773). -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, against the tax policy of the British governments and the East India Company that controlled all the tea imported to the colonies. On December 6, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into the Boston Harbor. -
Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts or properly known as the Restraining Acts, they were popular in England and were introduced in 1774. The legislation’s purpose was to restore order in Massachusetts, after the Boston Tea Party. -
Quebec Act
Quebec Act was the act of the Parliament of Great Britain setting procedures of government in the Province of Quebec. 1774. -
First Continental Congress
First Continental Congress was a group of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies. (All of them except for Georgia). They met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in response to the Intolerable Acts by the British Parliament. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere’s ride took place on April 18, 1775. Paul was requested to ride into Lexington to warn Samuel Adams and John Handdcok that the British were coming to arrest them. Samuel and John both got away, and Paul was held in captivity for a short amount of time. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements in the American Revolution. Fought on April 9, 1775, in Lexington and Concord. The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between Great Britain and the Thirteen colonies. -
George Washington Appointed General
George Washington was appointed General on June 16, 1775. He was chosen because of his previous war experiences and ability to control the troops. People also believed that if someone from Virginia was brought in, it would unite the colonies to fight wars together. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775 mostly on and around Breed’s Hill, during the siege of Boston early in the American Revolution war. Named after Bunker Hill which was adjacent to Breed’s Hill. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition took place on July 5, 1775. This petition was a bill to the king showing that they were loyal to him. -
Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Seftition
The Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition was the response of George III to the news of the Battle of the Bunker Hill. Issued August 23, 1775, it declared the American colonies in a state of open rebellion. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress took place on May 10, 1775. It managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence. -
Common Sence Published
Common Sense Published was a pamphlet that was written by Thomas Paine. First published on January 10, 1776 at the beginning of the American Revolution. -
British Evacuate Boston
The British pulled out of Boston on March 17, 1776. General Washington pointed cannons on a hilltop, pointing them at the British navy and homes they had in Boston. The British decided not to have anymore casualties, so they evacuated. -
British Pulled Out of Virginia
British Pulled out of Virginia on October 17-19, 1781. This happened during the battle in Yorktown Virginia when the british had limited weapons and casualties. They thought more help would come but they did not arrive on time so the British General tried to escape but failed to do so. On October 19, 1781 British leader Cornwallis signed the surrender agreement and they fled. -
Writing the Declaration of Independence
The Writing of the Declaration of Independence happened when The Continental Congress met in Philadelphia with the intention of voting for the independence from England. the committee composed of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman. On July 2, The Congress voted for independence and released the document to the public on July 4. -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the Thirteen Colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states and no longer a part of the British empire.
