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the stamp act
The Stamp Act was started by the British and was passed by the British Parilement. This was put on the American Colonies and they would have to pay tax on everything from legal documents to tea. The colonies refused to pay tax for tea and other things. The colonies did a protest. They boycotted British products and even burned stamed paper. -
The Boston Massacre
The British killed 5 men and injured 6 people. It was an argument that kept esclating until there were about 50 colonists. The colonists harrassed Hugh White. There were thirteen people arrested for murder, this was including 8 British soldiers, 1 officer, and 4 civillians. Also British troops were removed from the city. The 8 soldiers were on trial, November 27, 1770 6 out of the 8 soldiers were not guilty, but the other 2 soldiers were found guilty for manslaughter. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party wasnt a real tea party it was where the colonists dressed as mowhawk indians and dumped 342 chests on tea into the ocean. The British had a company that the colonists could only buy tea from that only company. This was called the Tea Act. -
The First Continenetal Congress Meets.
The first continental congress had 13 colonies and had a delegate from each one exept Goriga. They met at the Carpenters Hall Pennsylvania, Philidelphia. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere wnt out to warn the colonists that the British were coming. When Revere was on sea he would put up 1 lantern if the British were by land and 2 lanterns if they were by sea. Paul Revere went across the Charles River to Charlesrown then he went to Lexington. William Dawes road along the river with Paul. On April 18-19 1775 the British had started to move. Dr. Joseph Warren told Revere and Dawes. The British moved by seadown the Charles River. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord signaled that the American Revoultionary War was going to start. The Battle of Lexington was a very small battle to where you could hardly call it a battle but its really important because the Revolutionary War started. When the Battle of Lexington was over (because the americans fled) the British went to Concord there was barley any resistance and then started to look for the Militia's hidden stash of weapons and munition. -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
There would be poeple who would sneak around the riviver late night. Only half of the men crossed the rivier before the sun rose. Ethan Allen attacked instead of waiting on the rest of the force to cross the rivier. When they were getting closer and closer to the fort, Ethan Allen yelled ,"We are taking the fort." There was no deaths or anybody wounded because there wasn't a fight. The reason was so they would have control over their cannons. The cannons had been moved to Boston. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Americans had found out that the British were going to take over the hills around Boston. When they found this out, the americans decided to move their troops to Bunker and Breeds Hills. They were preparing for battle and built fortifications. The next day the British attacked and found out what happened. William Howe led them up to Breed Hills. The Americans faught back -
The Townsend Act
The Townsend Act was laws that were passed by the British Government. This act started to push the Americans towards the revolution. The British didnt understand "taxtation without representation". This was a big deal to some of the colonists. The American colonists thought that putting taxes on them without representaion was unconstitutional. -
The Declaration of indpendence
The Declaration of Independence was wrote by five men called the commitie of 5. The members were Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman. Jefferson wrote the first draft and after making some changes the commitie of 5 presented it to Congress. Not everyone agreed at first for example Pennsylvania and South Carolina voted no in the first round but then they reserved their votes and voted yes. Some didnt vote like Delaware and New York but said yes.
