Road to Revolution

  • Navigation Acts

    Navigation Acts

    Series of Law passed by England:
    Raw materials had to go through England to be taxed
    Had to be on English ships with English crew
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    Tax that was forced indirectly by England for sugar
    England made duties to make sure colonists were taxed for sugar
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    England taxed all paper products
    needed proof with stamp to make sure the product was legal
  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act

    Parliament declares to have all power to create laws for the colonies
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act

    Taxes on glass, tea, lead, and paper
    allowed British troops to look for smuggling
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    The British killed protesters that shouted to shoot
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    Allowed British East India company deliver tea to only the colonist
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    The Rebels push and shove tea that the British own into the water of Boston
  • Intolerable acts

    Intolerable acts

    This act tried to isolate Boston because of it being the most anti Britain city
  • Quartering act

    Quartering act

    This act allowed British troops to be housed in homes
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from the 13 British Colonies, that met to deal with the Intolerable Acts. Georgia was the colony that did not send a representative to the Congress. They agreed to boycott British goods at first, if Parliment would not repeal the Intolerable Acts.
  • 1,000 red coats in boston

    1,000 red coats in boston

    General gage brought red coats to boston with more arriving
  • Midnight ride of Paul Revere

    Midnight ride of Paul Revere

    Paul Revere warns the sons of liberty that the British are coming
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    1st battle of american revolution
    Americans stop British and send them back to boston
  • Second Continental Congress meet

    Second Continental Congress meet

    This meeting set up post offices and created a Continental Army which will be led by George Washington
  • Fort Ticonderoga

    Fort Ticonderoga

    Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen successfully capture the fort
  • Bunker Hill

    Bunker Hill

    Fought on Breed's hill
    British victory
  • Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops

    Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops

    Realizes men are disorganized and not ready and the British need weapons
  • "Common Sense" Published by Thomas Paine

    "Common Sense" Published by Thomas Paine

    Pamphlet is inspiring colonists to join the patriots.
  • British surrender Boston

    British surrender Boston

    Washington has his men ready and they put cannons on Dorchester Heights so the British retreat
  • Second Continental Congress meet again

    Second Continental Congress meet again

    The Congress is debating on declaring independence
    Thomas Jefferson is the prime author for the document
  • Second Continental Congress votes for Independence

    Second Continental Congress votes for Independence

    All colonies vote yes on declaring Independence
  • The Declaration of Independence is signed

    The Declaration of Independence is signed

    The declaration of independence being signed makes parties and celebrations