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Stamp Act
On this date, one of the first of very many unfair laws were passed by Britain on the colonies. This law known as the Stamp Act placed a tax on paper in the colonies. All legal documents and printed papers were required to have an official stamp. Photo from - https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-act -
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Evolution of British law and colonists' grievances leading to the American Revolution
From the time the colonies were established they were always pushing to be more independent from Britain. As they pushed for independence Britain made many attempts to restrict them by passing unfair laws. Over the years, the colonists fought of these laws and eventually got so tired that it turned into a war for independence. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was passed on this date. Many colonists were angered by this as they felt it was an invasion of their privacy and property. This Act forced colonists to provide housing, food, and drink to British soldiers. Photo from - https://thehistoryjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Quartering.jpeg -
Colonists' response to Townshend Act
After multiple unfair laws passed by Britain, frustration was building in the colonies. This passing of the Townshend Act finally pushed the colonists to take action. The colonists boycotted all goods imported by Britain to avoid being taxed. Britain was very unhappy about this response of the colonies. Photo from - https://i.pinimg.com/originals/60/71/39/607139485c5e9731edb2ec5b01064ab6.jpg -
Townshend Act
This marks when the Townshend Act was passed. This act was another attempt by Britain to unfairly tax the colonies after the Stamp Act was refused by colonist protests. This act placed a tax on many imported goods from Britain in the colonies, a big one being tea. Photo from - https://www.history.com/.image/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_768/MTY1NTQ2MDg2NTAzNTU2NjQ2/tea-act-gettyimages-53071471.jpg -
Boston Massacre
Tensions have been steadily rising in the colonies for some time now and the gradual increase of British soldiers doesn't help this. On March 5, 1770, a British soldier got into a fight with colonists. This started as a small altercation but grew into a something serious as British soldiers opened fire, killing 5 colonists. Photo from - https://lithub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/boston-massacre.jpg -
Tea Act
This date is when the Tea Act was passed by British parliament. This act stated that the tea did not have to pass through Britain before going to the colonies but would still be taxed by Britain. The colonists took offense to the passing of the tea act. Photo from - https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.timetoast.com/public/uploads/photos/7342505/Tea_Act.PNG -
Boston Tea Party
On this date, colonists act on their built up frustration from many things, primarily taxation without representation from Britain. The colonists dumped hundreds of units of tea into the water in despite of Britain's unfair laws. Photo from - https://allthingsliberty.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Boston_Tea_Party_Currier_colored.jpg -
Intolerable Acts
Britain begins to impose a series of laws known as the Intolerable acts to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. These included 5 acts: the Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of justice Act, Quartering Act, and Quebec Act. They were called the “intolerable acts” because the colonists couldn’t tolerate them. Photo from - https://i.pinimg.com/originals/10/10/ab/1010ab95346066229683f26e5f851493.jpg -
First Continental Congress
Colonists from each of the colonies excluding Georgia came together to form the first continental congress to resist the coercive and intolerable acts that they so largely disliked. Photo from - https://media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/photos/246/390/b95d1114-d033-4769-881e-4e4d8ef4a948.jpg -
Beginning of the American Revolution
After years and years of disagreements between the colonies and Britain, a war has started. This battle at Lexington and Concord marks the beginning of the American Revolution. Photo from - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/The_Battle_of_Lexington.jpg
