Road to Revolution 5.3 & 5.4

The Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

Indirect tax out of sight, out of mind
They play cards with the person that is trying to buy something important.

Boston Massacre

Mar 24, 1765

Fights between troops and Bostonians were common
The crowd gathers and hassles soldier, throwing snowballs and shouting insults
More troops arrive, colonists get more and more angry
March 5, 1770: Soldier strikes colonists.

Stamp Act

Oct 7, 1765

Tax and on all paper products Official stamp/seal on all paper items (proof tax was paid) Legal documents
Licenses
Newspapers
Pamphlets
Playing cards Purchased only with valuable silver coins, if it didn't purchase = fined or jailed
–protested stamp act, feeling right were violated

Declaratory Act

Mar 18, 1766

Parliament declared it had power to make laws for the colonies in all cases whatsoever parliament passes this to save face.

Townshend Acts

Jun 15, 1767

Taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
Searched for smuggled goods
Sons of liberty start to do violent acts
British Soldiers arrive to protect tax collectors.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

Passed in 1773 and allowed British East India Company (BEIC) to sell tea directly to colonists
–Lower prices than colonist merchant prices
By making the tea be taxed and harder to buy.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

Members of sons of liberty dump over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. Caused problems for loyalists/Tories Loyalist/Tory = a person in the colony who remains 'loyal" to the King and Great Britain.

Intolerable Acts

Mar 31, 1774

Passed to punish Boston for Tea party
Boston Harbor Closed until tea paid for Massachusetts Charter canceled.
–Royal officials had a trial in Britain
–Quartering Act required colonists to house soldiers
–Large amount of land given to Quebec
— General Thomas Gage became the new governor of MA.

The continental congress

Sep 5, 1774

There was a boycott taking place with the british.

1,000's of redcoats in Boston

Apr 1, 1775

General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more coming their way/

Midnight ride of Paul Revere

Apr 18, 1775

Paul Revere ride to warn the Sons Of Liberty in Lexington and Concord.

Battles of lexington & Concord

Apr 19, 1775

Battle of Lexington
--the British won the first go around
Battle of Concord
--The Americans won first go around

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

May 10, 1775

Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen captured the fort and grabbed all the supplies (and cannons)
The American victory taking place :)

Second Continental Congress Meet

May 10, 1775

They printed money, set up a post office and then George Washington created an army that he led only and then sent Olive Branch asking the King to protect their rights...Y'know..Living the good life. Then the king hired 30,000 Hessian Soldiers in response.

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 16, 1775

A big right taking place on Breed's Hill
The British victory took place (the Americans ran out of ammunition)

Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops\

Jul 15, 1775

Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
Need weapons

Common Sense

Jan 10, 1776

Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice nature cries.

British Surrender Boston

Mar 17, 1776

Washington believes his army is hot n' ready and the weapons arrive then he puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston.
(HUGE SPOILER) The British retreat and the American win because the Americans got W rizz.

Second Continental Congress meet 2.0

Jun 15, 1776

Debates on declaring independance Thomas.J. is the primary author of the important documents.

Second Continental Congress votes

Jul 2, 1776

All 13 colonies vote "Yessirrrr" on declaring independance.

The declaration of independance is signed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jul 4, 1776

Yippee