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Road to American Revolution
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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act set a tax on sugar and molasses imported from the French and the Spanish West Indians. This impacted the rum industry because then the molasses that is used for rum will be more expensive than usual. After the Sugar Act, many colonists suffered from financial difficulties, which lead to the Stamp Act. -
Stamp Act
Great Britian passed a law requiring colonists to pay for a tax stamp on certain documents, such as contracts, licenses, newspapers, almanacs, printed sermons, and playing cards. The colonists protested them automatically and refused to use the stamps. The colonists burned the stamps and started riots. iN 1765, the colonists formed a Stamp Act Congress, asking Parliament to repeal the law. -
Quartering Act
Colonists were forced to pay for the food and to provide housing to the British soldiers stationed in the thirteen colonies of America, but soldiers already had money and could have afford it. Colonists were also forced to live under the British rule. The Boston colonists, including Samuel Adams, demanded to remove the British troops from Boston so there won't be further consequences. -
Townshend Revenue Act
The Townshend Act was an act where Charles Townshend sponsored to put taxes on paint, glass, lead, oil, paper, and tea. He thought that these taxes willprofit the thirteen colonies. However, many colonists thought it was an abuse of power due to the high prices to the supplies causing financial problems. -
Boston Massacre
British Troops quartered in Boston opened fire after being harrassed by an angry mob of colonists, which led to five colonists dead. The Boston colonists and Samuel Adams was clearly upset and angry, so they demanded the removal of British troops in Boston. -
Tea Act
Unlike the others, the Tea Act was made to reduce the cost of tea due to the financial issues of the British East India Company in London. Because of how some of the colonists never constitutionally accepted the Tea Act, it then lead to the Boston Tea Party, where chests of tea were dumped into the harbor. -
Boston Tea Party
A large, angry crown demanded the tea ships to be sent back to London due to how the parliament that passed the Tea Act to let the British East India Company to directly sell tea to the colonists, which made colonial tea merchants to lose business. The colonists then broke open the chests of tea and dumped them all into the harbor. The Britich officials was furious and decided to bring more repressive laws. -
Intolerable Acts
The British passed a series of laws: Boston Port Act, Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Quartering Act of 1774, and Quebec Act. These laws were designed to punish the colonies, especially Massachusetts. These laws then took away the power of self-government in Massachusetts. The First Continental Congress then convened in Philadelphia and sent a list of grievances to Great Britian. -
First Continental Congress
The Congress issued a Declarationof Rights protesting Great Britian's actions. In the document, the Congress accepted the Parliament's right to trade, the removal of British troops, and the preal of taxes and the Intolerable Acts. The Congress agreed to import or use British goods and to stop most exports to Britian. -
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"
A speech given by Patrick Henry, states how he didn't liked how war started or how it came in the first place. He also criticized Britian for the treating him and the colonists not equally. All Henry wanted was equality and peace. And even though he can picture a war coming near which became the Batlle of Lexington and Concord, he encoarged his men to be strong, bold, and to fight for what they think is right. Henry then ended his speech with his famous quote, "Give me liberty ot give me death." -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Seven hundred British troops advance toward Concord to seize the colonists' military supplies. In Lexington, about seventy minutemen fought the British, and in Concord, hundreds of colonists forced the British troops to withdraw from the battle. Because of this, it then started as the beginning of the Revolutionary War. -
Second Continental Congress
Within three weeks, delegatesfrom all thirten colonies came and gathered in Philadelhpia for the Second Continental Congress. The Continental Congress elected and wanted John Hancock of Massachusetts to become the president of thw central government. John Hancock was not only a well-known colonial leader, but he was also from a wealthy family whom helped raised funds for an army. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle was fought between the British and the Americans. The Americans knew beforehand that the British were planning to send troops to fight the Americans, so therefore, the Americans were preparingfor the battle. They fought mostly in Charleston Peninsula, Breed's Hill, and Bunker Hill. The British then defeated the Americans. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the first written Constitution of the United States. However, after the Articles of Confederation was published, the Congress felt that it needed to be stronger and more specific, protecting the citien's rights and improving the U.S. government. Therefore, the Articles of Confederation was rewritten until it was approved by the Congress. -
The Constitution, "We The People"
The Constitution was made on September 17, 1787 to declare the rights of what everyone should have. It starts off with the Preamble using "We The People" to start with. After the Preamble, it lists the twenty seven amendments, or rights, of each American citizen has.
