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Stamp Act
An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America, towards further defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the same; and for amending such parts of the several acts of parliament relating to the trade and revenues of the said colonies and plantations, as direct the manner of determining and recovering the penalties and forfeitures therein mentioned. -
Gaspee Affair
"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. News of the grounding quickly reached Providence and a party of fifty five, lead by a man named John Brown, planned an attack on the ship.wounding Duddington and capturing the entire crew. All were hauled ashore and abandoned, to watch as the Gaspee was looted and then burned." -
Boston Tea Party
"Governor THOMAS HUTCHINSON allowed three ships carrying tea to enter Boston Harbor. Before the tax could be collected, Bostonians took action. On a cold December night, radical townspeople stormed the ships and tossed 342 chests of tea into the water. Disguised as Native Americans, the offenders could not be identified." -
Coercive Act
Properly known as the Restraining Acts, the Coercive Acts, as they were popularly known in England, were introduced in 1774 by the new government of Lord North, who acted with the direct encouragement of George III. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress brought together representatives from each of the colonies, except Georgia, to discuss their response to the British Intolerable Acts. -
Committees of Correspondence Established
Groups appointed by the legislatures of all 13 American colonies to provide a means of intercolonial communication. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress started on May 10, 1775. The delegates of the 13 colonies gathered in Philadelphia to discuss their next steps. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, only days after George Washington was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. Despite the name, the battle was actually fought on Breed's Hill. -
Olive Branch Petition
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
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
challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy -
British Evacuate Boston
The British evacuation of Boston was a major victory for the patriots, and Washington's first victory. -
Declaration of Independence
In the days leading up to the Declaration by the Continental Congress, there were many Americans who were not yet decided about which side they wanted to be on. Did they want to stay loyal to the British King, or were they going to risk being labeled traitors by the British government, being put in prison, losing everything they had, or even death. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere was sent to tell the tows people that the british troops were coming.
