Road To Revaluation

By stu.tarwackib@mishawaka.k12.in.us

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The stamp act was when they taxed paper and all paper and when there was a stamp or a seal that means the tax was paid if you didn't purchased a stamp you would be put in jail.

  • The Townsend act

    The Townsend act
    Taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, tea and searched for smuggled goods.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Soldiers struck colonist as the crowed grow and fight back by throwing rocks and snow and shouting insults and as more soldiers came the more the colonist got angry.

  • The tea act (not tax)

    The tea act (not tax)
    Passed in 1773 the British east India company to sell tea directly to colonist. Tax tea was cheaper then smuggled tax tea.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    Members of sons of liberty dump over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
    Caused problems for loyalists/ Tories
    Loyalists/Tories=a person in the colony who remains loyal to the king & Great Britain.

  • First Continental Congress Meets

    First Continental Congress Meets
    All colonies but Georgia have representatives.
    Voted to send a "statement of grievances"
    Voted to boycott all British trade
    Patrick Henry- VA rep, urged colonists unite against Britain.

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    All colonies but Georgia have representatives Voted to send a statement of grievances Voted to boycott all British trade

  • 1,000's Of Redcoats In Boston

    1,000's Of Redcoats In Boston
    General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way

  • Midnight ride of Paul revere

    Midnight ride of Paul revere
    Paul revere rides to warn the sons of liberty in Lexington and concord that the "British are coming... the British are coming.."

  • Battle of Lexington & concord

    Battle of Lexington & concord
    Battle of Lexington
    1st battle of american Revelation
    shot heard round the world
    British victory
    Battle of Concord American Stop British and force them to retreat

  • Capture of fort Ticonderoga

    Capture of fort Ticonderoga
    Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
    Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
    American victory

  • Battle of bunker hill

    Battle of bunker hill
    Fought on Breeds hill
    "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"- William Prescott
    British victory (Americans ran out of ammunition)British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy

  • sugar act

    sugar act
    Indirect tax on duties and molasses and sugar