American Revolution Assignment

French and indian war

May 28, 1754

Commonly known as the seven year's war, it was fought between Britain and France over French expansion into the Ohio river valley.

Tea Act

May 11, 1763

Britain imposed a tax on tea its goal was to bail out the East India Company it cost 3 pennies on every pound of tea.

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

This is a proclamation that set territorial limits on where colonists could settle. It was issued by the British crown after the French and Indian war.

Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

The first of many acts imposing new duties or taxes on sugar and other goods.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

The first tax levied on American colonists by parliament it was a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, it was in response to British dept.

Quartering Act

Mar 24, 1765

This act outlines the location and conditions in which British soldiers can find room and board in the colonies.

Townshend Act

Jun 29, 1767

A series of acts that taxed imported goods to the colonies but some American colonists said that without representation they should not be taxed.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

A riot on king street in Boston it started with a street brawl between 1 British soldier and several American colonists but quickly became an all out chaotic slaughter.

Coercive Act

Mar 28, 1774

A series of acts with the goal of restoring order in Massachusetts and to punish Bostonians for the tea party.

First Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

Met in reaction to the intolerable act and had a goal of discussing America's future and rising British aggression.

The shot heard around the world

Apr 18, 1775

British troops left from Boston the seize weopens when they arrived an unkown person fired a shot and a battle began 8 Americans were killed and atleast equal that of British soldiers were killed.

Second Continental Congress

May 10, 1775

This congress had the goal of conducting a war by creating an army out of untrained assembly of militia.

Common Sense

Jan 9, 1776

Thomas Paine published his pamphlet with arguments for independence it united colonists and political leaders.

Declaration Of Independence

Aug 2, 1776

This was a statement by Americans saying that they were creating their own government and were declaring independence.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1776

A public protest of the British government by which the people threw tea into the harbor to show their disapproval of the imposed taxes with no representation in the government.