The American Revolution - Lindsay Deborah

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 1, 1763

King George III issued this. It prohibited colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains, where Native Americans lived. The colonists didn't favor this.

Stamp Act

Feb 17, 1765

The act of British Parliament to help repay the debts of the French and Indian War. It put a tax on legal and commercial documents. Colonists were not happy about it and revlolted. The act was repealed about a year later in 1766.

Townshend Acts

Jun 29, 1767

This is a set of taxes passed by Parliament in 1767 after the Stamp Act. This caused lots of rebellion amoung the colonists.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

The Boston Massacre was a mob of colonists who screamed and threw things at a group of British soldiers. Six colonists were killed, including Crispus Attucks, being the first to die. Many colonists took this event out of proportion and the tension between America and Britain grew.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

This is part of the series of taxes given to colonists leading to the Revolution. Tea was one of the most important things to the colonists at this time, so it made an impact on them. The colonists were still very mad. They didn't want to pay any taxes, so their was still tension.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

This was the revolt of the Sons of Liberty led by Samuel Adams. The colonists threw barrels of tea into the harbor on December 16, 1773.

Coercive Acts

Mar 28, 1774

This was a direct response the Boston Tea Party. Britain realized they were loosing control. These were called the Intolerable Acts by the colonists. These series of laws were meant to punish the colonists for there disobedience. It violated there rights as citizens, but also brought the colonies together in a way.

First Continetal Congress

Sep 5, 1774

The First Continental took place in September 5, 1774, and lasted until October 26, 1774. This was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There, they discussed the complaints of the British.

Battle of Lexington

Apr 19, 1775

The night before, Paul Revere and 2 other fellow Sons of Liberty members warned the colonists the British were coming. Led by John Parker, the colonists fought hard and won the battle, though outnumbered.

Second Continental Congress

May 10, 1775

John and Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and George Washington all attended. John Hancock was the president of the Second Continental Congress. They, again, talked about Britain and the problems between them.

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 17, 1775

After Lexington and Concord, more people joined the colonial militias. On June 16, 1775, militia set up posts on Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill. The next day, the British assembled at Breed's Hill. This was a British victory, though many redcoats were wounded and some dead.

Olive Branch Petition

Jul 5, 1775

The delegates of the Continental Congress sent this petetion to King George III. All of them wanted peace. It requested that Britain respected the colonists rights. The king rejected this and prepared for war.

Thomas Paine - Common Sense

Jan 8, 1776

In January of 1776, Thomas Paine published "Common Sense" which explained how he wanted to break from British rule.

Resolution for Independence

Jul 2, 1776

Richard Henry suggested then that the colonies shoudl break from Britain. The colonies voted and 12 of the 13 colonies voted for independence(the one being New York which still supported it). Sooon, Jefferson began writing the Declaration.

Declaration of Independance

Jul 4, 1776

This document, written by Thomas Jefferson, declared indpendance of the 13 colonies from Britain.