The Timeline of the Revolution! by Logan

Sources!

LoganOetting — 2015-01-15 20:07:46 UTC

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www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/

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Proclamation of 1763

chloef — 2015-01-16 19:41:35 UTC

The end of the French and Indian War removed ominous barriers and opened up a host of new opportunities for the colonists. The Proclamation also opened up new land settlements for the colonists as well. This Act required that all the Indian territory be abandoned and that the Indians were under protection fro the King. The Act gave a list of some of the things they could do that also provided for enforcement of the new laws. The Resolution of the hostilities of the French and Indian War was a difficult problem for the crown. The French and Indians relations were so poor that very few colonists would argue about the rights that the Indians had to the land. The colonists did not respect the boundary lines the Indians drew and the Indians knew the colonists wouldn't without enforcement.

Sugar Act

LoganOetting — 2015-01-20 01:33:50 UTC

The Sugar Act was a tax law Great Britain enacted that placed a tax on foreign sugar, and also increased the tax on coffee, indigo, and some other valuable items. Great Britain enforced this law without consent of the colonists, which in turn caused colonists to want a say in how much they were taxed. According to written documents, the reason the Sugar Act came into play was to prevent the smuggling of sugar and molasses from other countries and into the colonies. The Sugar Act ultimately made settlers angry which became one of the prime reasons that the American Revolution began in the first place.

Stamp Act

LoganOetting — 2015-01-20 02:05:51 UTC

The Stamp Act was a law passed by Parliament of Great Britain that placed a tax on all paper, whether it be from playing cards, to legal documents, even licenses and newspapers. Britain used this money to prevent colonists from advancing past the Appalachian Mountains.

Quartering Act

LoganOetting — 2015-01-20 02:11:06 UTC

The Quartering Act was an act passed by Britain that forced colonists to home British soldiers, and take care of their every need, and to also lessen disputes between Patriots and Loyalists. This was also passed to help the army if any problems were to arise.

Declaratory Act

LoganOetting — 2015-01-20 02:15:29 UTC

The Declaratory Act was a measure issued by British Parliament asserting its authority to make laws which included the right to tax upon the colonists. Parliament also did not want to lose the ability to tax the colonies.

Townshend Act

LoganOetting — 2015-01-20 02:18:40 UTC

The Townshend Act was an act passed by British Parliament that would place taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. The colonists protested this so badly they boycotted the British Tea and started buying Patriot-made tea.

The Evening of the Boston Massacre!

LoganOetting — 2015-01-20 02:21:23 UTC

The Boston Massacre was an argument gone wrong in which was caused by the mobbing crowd throwing snowballs at the soldiers and insulting them. This angered the soldiers who opened fire onto the angry crowd hitting three people who immediately died on the bullet's impact. The most memorable death of the Boston Massacre was a man named Crispus Attucks who was of African and Indian descent. It was recorded that 2 people later died of the wounds inflicted by the musket balls fired by the soldiers.

The Tea Act

LoganOetting — 2015-01-20 02:26:57 UTC

The Tea Act was an Act passed by British Parliament that gave a monopoly on tea sales to the East India Company. In other words, American colonists could buy no tea unless it came from that company. Why? Well, the East Indian Company wasn't doing so well, and the British wanted to give it some more business. The Tea Act lowered the price on this East India tea so much that it was way below tea from other suppliers. But the American colonists saw this law as yet another means of "taxation without representation" because it meant that they couldn't buy tea from anyone else (including other colonial merchants) without spending a lot more money. Their response was to refuse to unload the tea from the ships. This was the situation in Boston that led to the Boston Tea Party.

The Bston Tea Party!

LoganOetting — 2015-01-20 02:28:39 UTC

The Boston Party was an act of American defiance that was in general screaming protest against taxation with no representation. The way this happened was Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard.

Intolerable Acts

LoganOetting — 2015-01-20 02:31:20 UTC

The Intolerable Acts was the American Patriots' name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston harbor. According to archives, 342 chests of tea were thrown overboard into the Boston Harbor, thus making this event known as the Boston "Tea Party." One of the most famous acts of American defiance.

The First Continental Congress

LoganOetting — 2015-01-20 02:36:17 UTC

The first meeting of all the colonies except Georgia, to show their determination as a united authority to Great Britain. Pennsylvania and New York wanted a peaceful resolution with Great Britain. Several wanted legislative peace while others wanted to defend their colonial rights and prepare for separation.

Battle of Lexington and Concord!

LoganOetting — 2015-01-20 02:37:39 UTC

The first battles of American Independence... the goal of the British forces was to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord. Luckily, Paul Revere and other riders rode and warned them of the coming British forces.