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Stamp Act
The Stamp act was a means for the British to collect even more tax money from the already very taxed colonist's. The British would put their stamps on almost everything printed, and they would then go on to collect the taxes from it -
Protest of Stamp Act
After being forced to pay taxes to the british without having representaion, the colonist began protesting the act until they stopped paying it in general. -
Gaspee Affair
On June 9, 1772, a local vessel out of Newport was under way to Providence when its captain baited the HMS Gaspee and lead Duddington into shallow waters near Warwick. Soon after a group of 55 men lead by John Brown attacked the Gaspee and looted the ship for everything they had. They later sank the ship and through the crew over board -
British Pulled out of Virginia
The Second Congregational Congress drafted the olive Branch petition as a final attempt of peacefully resolving the conflict between them and Britain. This petition outlined their problems and asked the British government to deal with them in a peaceful manner. King George of England however refused to accept it because he believed he could solve the colonists rebellion with his military force. -
Boston Tea Party
Victory in the French and Indian War was costly for the British. At the war's conclusion in 1763, King George III and his government looked to taxing the American colonies as a way of recouping their war costs. So the British taxed the colonist on all of their tea, in response to this the colonist through a lot of the British tea into boston harbor. -
Committees of Correspondence Established
The Committees of Correspondence were shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the eve of American Revolution. They would inform the colonist about British plans -
Coercive Acts
After the French Indian War the British Government decided to reap greater benefits from the colonies. The colonies were pressed with greater taxes without any representation in Britain. This eventually lead to the Boston Tea Party. In retaliation the British passed what are now considered the Intolerable or Coercive Acts to Bring the colonies to the heal of the King -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act constituted a bold move on the part of Britain. The British thought that the North was going to help the Colonist in the revolt. So the British government took control of the north in Canada to prevent a larger revolt. -
First Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774. Carpenter's Hall was also the seat of the Pennsylvania Congress. All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first shots starting the revolution were fired at Lexington on April 18, 1775, British General Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition the colonists had stored in the town of Concord, just outside of Boston. They also planned to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two of the key leaders of the patriot movement. -
Paul Revere's Ride
On the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere was sent for by Dr. Joseph Warren and instructed to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them. After being rowed across the Charles River to Charlestown by two associates, Paul Revere borrowed a horse from his friend Deacon John Larkin. He then sent off to inform the rest of the surrounding area's about the urgent news -
Second Continental Congress
On May 10, 1775, the members of the Second Continental Congress met at the State House in Philadelphia. There were several new delegates including: John Hancock from Massachusetts, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, and Benjamin Franklin from Pennsylvania. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
After the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the patriot militia controlled the hills surrounding Boston. The patriots heard through their spies that the British were planning to attack Bunker Hill. The patriots sent 1600 men to set up fortifications on Breed's Hill, which was closer to Boston. -
Goerge Washington Appointed General
Washington was selected over other candidates such as John Hancock based on his previous military experience and the hope that a leader from Virginia could help unite the colonies. Washington left for Massachusetts within days of receiving his commission and assumed command of the Continental Army in Cambridge on July 3, 1775. After eight years of war, Washington resigned his commission as Commander in Chief on December 23, 1783. -
Olive Branch Petition
John Dickinson drafted the Olive Branch Petition, which was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5 and submitted to King George on July 8, 1775. It was an attempt to assert the rights of the colonists while maintaining their loyalty to the British crown. -
Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition
Following the outbreak of armed conflict at Lexington and Concord in the spring of 1775, King George III of England issued this proclamation on August 23, 1775. It stated that the colonies stood in open rebellion to his authority and were subject to severe penalty, as was any British subject who failed to report the knowledge of rebellion or conspiracy. -
Common Sense Published
Published in 1776, Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. -
British Evacuate Boston
On March 17, 1776 the British evacuation of Boston happened because of a bloodless liberation of Boston by the Patriots causing British troops and Royalists to leave Boston by ship and sail to Nova Scotia. -
Writing the Declaration of Independence
The writing of the declartion of independence started on june 11 and went to june 28. This document was too be sent to the british as means of telling them that America wanted her liberty and rights. -
Declaration of Independence
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson early on in America's history it was a very signific part of America's past time. The Declaration of Independence was the document that the American's wrote and gave the British declaring their independence and freedom.
