American revolution timeline by Johan Mendoza Borje

Boston Massacre

jm38067 — 2024-08-29 16:21:40 UTC

It was a rebellion that took place on March 5, 1770 on King Street, Boston.

The problem arose because the 2,000 British soldiers occupied the city with colonists and they were enforcing the tax laws but the American colonists spoke out against them because they considered them repressive.

Boston Tea Party

jm38067 — 2024-08-29 17:27:47 UTC

On December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts.

Americans did not tolerate taxes and the 13 colonies united to fight for independence

Intolerable/coercive Acts

jm38067 — 2024-09-02 03:00:33 UTC

In 1774, he accepted the Coercive Laws, measures that punished Boston for rebelling against the British government. This conflict helped lead to the War of Independence.

Navigation Acts

jm38067 — 2024-09-02 03:17:35 UTC

Navigation was permitted in 1651, authorizing England's international trade as well as trade in the colonies.

Quartering Acts

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On May 15, 1765, Parliament approved accommodation for British soldiers who had to find housing and food in the colonies.

Stamp Act

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Stamp Act Congress

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In 1765, Congress imposed the first law and the pressure caused by the Stamp Act raised relations with the colonies to the point that ten years later the colonists rebelled in arms against the British.

Tea Act

jm38067 — 2024-09-02 03:52:19 UTC

The Tea Act of 1773 was one of several measures imposed on American colonists by the British government and the main purpose of this law was to increase the income of the colonies.

The battle of Lexington and concord

jm38067 — 2024-09-02 03:57:25 UTC

On April 19, 1775, the American Revolutionary War began. During this time, tensions between the American colonies were increasing and many British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord to seize a weapons depot.

The Battle of Yorktown

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On October 19, 1781, it was a military victory. It marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the beginning of a new nation's independence.

The Declaration of independence

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Congress formally announced the declaration in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, and that was the birth of American independence.

Townshend Act

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They were laws approved by Parliament in 1767 that were responsible for taxing goods imported into the United States colonies.

Treaty of Paris 1783

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The Treaty of Paris formally ended the American War of Independence and when the British accepted independence, they ceded most of their territory.