Road to Revolution 5.3 & 5.4

Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

IN the sugar act it was indirect tax they made sure there was no sugar smugglers so they had duties on smugglers.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

During the stamp act it was stupid Every paper had tax on it they wasn't playing about about tax they gave you a stamp to make sure you was paying tax if you didn't have it you could be fined or jailed.

Quartering act

May 15, 1765

made soilders not aloud to be at private homes

Declaratory act

Mar 18, 1766

basically when they repealed to the stamp act

Townshend Acts

Jun 29, 1767

Townshend Acts were basically about taxes again but its on glass lead paint paper and tea searched or smuggled goods

Tea act

May 10, 1773

passed in 1773 allowed British east India lower prices than colonist merchants prices
tax tea cheaper then than smuggled tea
less smuggle = more tax money

Boston Tea party

Dec 16, 1773

members of the game dump 340 chests of tea in boston harbor caused problems for loyalists and tories

Intolerable acts

Mar 31, 1774

Passed to punish Boston tea party the Boston harbor was closed until tea was paid for, you was sleeping on the floor

first continetal

Sep 5, 1774

what basically happened is they had a big meeting of 13 british colonies one decided not to send a congress they agreed to boycott british if parliment wouldn't appeal to the intolerable acts

1,000 of redcoats

Apr 1, 1775

General Gage brings Thousands of british soildiers to Boston with more on the way to do nothing

Midnight ride of paul revere

Apr 18, 1775

Paul revere rides to let the people know its time to fight and that there not coming in a nice way

Battles of Lexington & concord

Apr 19, 1775

it was the first battle in the war
british win
battle of concord america wins

Capture of fort Ticonderoga

May 10, 1775

Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen takes over
gets all the good supplies thats there
American stomps again

second continental congress meet

May 10, 1775

Print money
make a post office
george washington makes a army
sent olive branch to protect country

Battle of bunker hill

Jun 16, 1775

faught on breed's hill
British victory about time
american ran out of ammo

washington arrives

Jul 15, 1775

realizes men are disorginized and in need of discipline and need weapons

Common sense

Jan 10, 1776

inspires more colonist to become patriots
Its time to part

british surrender boston

Mar 17, 1776

washington believes his army is ready& weapons arrive
washington puts cannons overlooking boston
british retreat Americans win

second continental meet again

Jun 15, 1776

debate on claring of independance
thomas jefferson author of the document

second congress votes for independance

Jul 2, 1776

all 13 colonies vote yes for independance for all people