Revolution Events

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    A proclamation issued by King George the third that forbade settlement in certain areas and set a boundary.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    An act that reduced smuggling and had a big economic impact.
  • Currency Act

    Currency Act

    Act that prohibited the issue of any new bills and prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    An act passed by British parliament that imposed a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    An act passed for the Americans that stationed the troops and built up troop strength.
  • Stamp Act Congress

    Stamp Act Congress

    A congress from October 7-October 25 that was the first congress of the American colonies.
  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act

    A measure issued by the British that taxed the colonies.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    A series of 4 acts passed by the British parliament from June 15-July 2.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    A street fight where patriots throwing snowballs, sticks and stones at the soldiers, and several colonists were killed
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    An act passed by parliament that launched the final spark in a series of unpopular policies and taxes.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    A political protest by the Sons of Liberty in which they destroyed huge carts of tea.
  • First Continental Congress

    A congress from September 5-October 26 in which delegates met in Carpenter's Hall in secret
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    Congress after the battle of Lexington and Concord.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    A battle in which the British attacked, but there weren't enough Americans, and 200 people were killed.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Declaration approved by congress, signed in August, and 200 copies were made.