Road to Revolution

Sugar act

Apr 5, 1764

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

Quartering Act

May 15, 1765

Declaratory Act

Mar 18, 1766

Townshend Act

Jun 29, 1767

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

Intolerable Act

Mar 31, 1774

First Continental Congress meets

Sep 5, 1774

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 to unite against Britain
Colonist Anger Sugar Act-1764 Stamp Act-1765 Declaratory Act-1766 Townshend Acts-1767 Tea Act-1773 Intolerable Acts-1774 Quartering Act-1774
Boston tea party 12/16/1773

1,000's of redcoats in Boston

Apr 1, 1775

General Gage Brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way

Midnight ride of Paul revere

Apr 18, 1775

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

Battles of Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

Battle of Lexington
-1st battle of American Revolutionary War
-"shot heard round the world"-Ralph Waldo
Emerson
-British Victory
Battle of Concord
-Americans stop the British and force them to retreat back to Boston
-American Victory

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

May 10, 1775

-Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen Capture the fort
-Get all supplies in the fort Including cannons
-American Victory

The Second Continental Congress

May 10, 1775

The George Washington to command this Army
Print their own Money
Better relationship with the native Americans
Set up Post office
Sent Olive Branch Asking King to protect their rights
-King Hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 16, 1775

-Fought on Breed's Hill
"Don't Fire Unit you see the whites of their eyes"-William Prescott
-British Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy

Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops

Jul 15, 1775

Realizes men are Disorganized and need discipline
Need Weapons

"Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine

Jan 10, 1776

Pamphlet Inspires more colonists to become patriots
"Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain the weeping voice of nature cries "Tis time to"-Thomas Paine,Common Sense

British Surrender Boston

Mar 17, 1776

Washington Believes His army is ready and weapons Arrive
Washington Puts Cannons on Dorchester
Heights Overlooking Boston
British Retreat-American Victory

Second Continental Congress meet again

Jun 15, 1776

Debate on declaring Independence
Thomas Jefferson is the the primary author of the document

Second Continental Congress votes for Independence

Jul 2, 1776

All 13 colonies cote Yes on declaring independence

The Declaration of Independence is signed!

Jul 4, 1776