History timeline by William Sawyer https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53 A timeline of the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. en-us 2021-11-03 08:03:25 UTC 2023-04-12 15:00:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1fa-1f1f2.png Sugar Act wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863970877 1764
One of the acts that Britain used to tax the colonists. Anything that was sugar, such as molasses was taxed.]]> 2021-11-03 08:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863970877 Stamp Act wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863971079 1765
 One of the acts that Britain used to tax the colonists. All printed material was taxed]]> 2021-11-03 08:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863971079 Tea Act wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863971240 1773
Forced colonists to purchase tea from the British East India Company and no one else.]]> 2021-11-03 08:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863971240 Boston Massacare wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863971939 1770
An incident used as colonist propaganda where a group of British soldiers accidentally fired into a crowd while being harassed.]]> 2021-11-03 08:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863971939 Townshend Acts wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863974225 1767
A tax on almost all general goods, such as glass, lead, paints, paper and tea.]]> 2021-11-03 08:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863974225 Boston tea party wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863977972 1773
Because of the Tea Act, colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped the equivalent of $1,000,000 in today's money worth of tea into the Boston harbor.]]> 2021-11-03 08:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863977972 Intolerable Acts wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863978445 1774
As punishment for the Boston Tea Party, Britain passed these acts to harm Boston specifically. These acts closed the port of Boston, essentially took away Massachusetts' charter putting it under direct British rule, and forced trials to take place in Europe instead of in the colonies. Thomas Gage enforced these acts.]]> 2021-11-03 08:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863978445 1st Continental Congress wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863979182 1774
The first secret meeting of the Continental Congress. Made the declaration of rights to combat the intolerable acts.]]> 2021-11-03 08:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863979182 Lexington and Concord wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863979771 1775
British troops were sent to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock. 1st war of the Revolutionary war.]]> 2021-11-03 08:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863979771 French and Indian War wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863980440 1754-1763
Britain sent troops to America in order to help the colonists win the war]]> 2021-11-03 08:11:07 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863980440 Common Sense wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863981933 1776
Thomas Paine wrote his famous pamphlet Common Sense, that Outlined a lot of problems with America and how to fix them.]]> 2021-11-03 08:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863981933 Declaration of Independence wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863982423 1776
Taking inspiration from "Common Sense" Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was signed on July 4]]> 2021-11-03 08:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863982423 Quartering Act wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863986544 1765
An act made to aid soldiers fighting in the French and Indian war. Forced Americans to quarter British soldiers in their homes.]]> 2021-11-03 08:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863986544 Olive Branch Petition wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863990856 A final attempt to avoid war with Great Britain. King George III declined the offer of peace.]]> 2021-11-03 08:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863990856 Non importation Agreements wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863995163 1768
Americans decide that they do not want to buy exports from Britain, in order to protest against taxes.]]> 2021-11-03 08:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863995163 2nd Continental Congress wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863999047 1775
The 2nd secret meeting of the continental congress.
John Dickinson wrote and signed the Olive Branch petition, and almost a year later, the delegates voted on independence.]]> 2021-11-03 08:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1863999047 Stamp Act repealed wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1864001026 1766
Due to protests from the Sons of Liberty, the Stamp Act was repealed.]]> 2021-11-03 08:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1864001026 Townshend Acts Repealed wsawyer49 https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1864004117 1770
Due to protest]]> 2021-11-03 08:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wsawyer49/95iez8suqz8d8b53/wish/1864004117