Road to Revoultion

By demia34
  • Mar 1, 1173

    Committee of Correspondence

    Committee of Correspondence
    Called for colonies to send delegates to a colonial congress to discuss what to do next

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Almost all printed materials were taxed,including posters ,deeds,and even playing cards . This act was the first direct tax on the colonists (not just merchants .)

  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    Required colonists to provide food and shelter to British soldiers .

  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act
    To save face,this law declared England's authority to makes laws for the colonies .Protests and boycotts ,England repealed the Stamp Act .

  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts
    This series of acts taxed items like tea,paper,and glass .Violators were tried in admiralty courts where they were presumed guilty .Writs of assistance,general warrants .

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    Colonists were furious , but tensions calmed when Britain repealed most of the Townshend Acts

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    John Adams believed that would be "the most memorable epocha in the history of America ". Congress finally approved it was August 2,1996

  • "Shot Heard Around the World "

    "Shot Heard Around the World "
    Considered by many the start of the American Revolution .