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Stamp Act
The British Parliament passed this act because they needed money to pay for the war debt. Things such as playing cards, certain documents, marriage licenses, newspapers, and even books were all taxed. -
Stamp Act Protest
The colonists revolted because of the taxes that they had to pay. The colonists were getting taxed on things like playing cards, and licenses, and documents. The colonists boycotted many of the British goods because of this. -
Gaspee Affair
A man named William Duddington was the lieutenant of the ship called Gaspee. The members of the Gaspee were following a merchant ship that was said to be smuggling goods. This man named John Brown heard about this and him and many other men burned the ship down. -
Commitee of Correspondence
A group to spread news of the British's actions, bring unity to the colonies, and help for planning a rebellion against the British. -
Boston Tea Party
When the Tea act was passed by parliament in 1773, it is when all of the colonists started to get angered. Britain was wrong because they thought that the American colonists would be delighted to pay a tax if the tea was cheap. The British were desperate for money in order to pay back the war debt. The colonists were so angry, that they dumped the tea into Boston Harbor in a disguise of Mowhawk Indians. -
Coercive Acts
After the Boston Tea party, the Coercive Acts occurred. The British wanted to punish Massachussetts for what they did at the Boston tea party. The British were so angered that they thought that this was the best thing to do. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was what Parliament passed that gave the French people that lived in Canada more freedom. The French people who lived in Canda could not really do this before because of the Treaty f Paris which was under British rule. More religious freeson, and political rights were gained from the Quebec Act. -
1st Continental Congress
On behalf of the Interoble Acts, the First Continental Congress was made. Colonists wanted to become better at protecting their own colonists and themselves. The First Continental Congress had what could be thought of as political rights. For example, the congress said that the British Parliament could not send laws in the colonies. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere is the man that said, "The British are coming." Paul Revere wanted to warn everyone that the British were coming so that they were prepared. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle of Concord was between the minute men and the 700 British troops. While this was being fought Paul Revere was sent to Lexington to spread word that the British were coming. The colonist in Lexington hid the military supplies and prepared 400 colonial militia to face the British. 99 British were lost and 174 were wounded. -
2nd Continental Congress
Everybody was in a panic because the Redcoats were coming into Boston again. As a result of the Redcoats coming, the Second Continental Congress was made. This time, a continental army was crucial in order for the Brtitish to be safe from the British army. The British army was much more advanced. -
George Washington Appointed General
The day before the bloody battle called The Battle of Bunker Hill, George Washington was appointed general. George Washington was very patriotic, and was well liked by people because of his calm personality. The colonists were not doing so good during the Revolutionary war, so George Washington stepped up and helped them. Eventually, George Washingtoon became president. Overall, George Washington was a man of great honor. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill is the fight between the colonists and the British. The colonists defeating the British gave confidence to them and showed that Goerge Washington's colonial militia could take on one of the strongest military forces in the world. The only reason why the Colonist eventually turned back was because they had run out of amunition. -
Olive Branch Petition
Written by John Dickason, it asked for the king to call off hostilities and resolve the conflict peacefully and that the colonists were still loyal to the George III. -
Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition
This was the response of King George after refusing to look at the Olive Branch Petition. This proclamation stated that the colonies were now "open and avowed enemies." -
British Pulled out of Virginia
The British pulled out of Virginia leaving the Patriots in control because Patriot troops charged and conquered Dunmor's army near Norfolk, Virginia. -
Common Sense Published
A popular article published by Thomas Paine attacking King George III that sold 100,00 copies within 3 months. The article insisted that monarchies were created to take power away from the people and that independence needed to be set forth. -
Writing of the Declaration of Independence
work citedJust a few months after the releaseof Common Sense, North Carolina became the first colony to support independence. On May 10, the Continental Congress had urged the colonies to form their own governments. This lead to the preamble, and soon enough the Declaration of Independence, which is written by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was when the leaders of the American Revolutionary war, wanted independence. As a result, the leaders of the war wrote to the King of England. The letter that the leaders wrote explained why they wanted to be independent. -
British Evacuate Boston
Henry Knox brought forty-three cannons and sixteen mortars to New York to attack the British settled in Boston leading the British to evacuate Boston on March 17 by orders of General William Howe. http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/uhic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=UHIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE|EJ2153000871&mode=view
