Revolutionary Time Line
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Updated: 13 Oct 2017
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Created byBradey Pittman
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The Declaration of Independence 1776
Thomas Jefferson rote a document to the British
or independence from Great Britain. “The struggle for independence-the
American Revolution-had begun”. The document changed the focus
of the war. "The Declaration announces America's knew status." The
colonies were now announced as America.Declaratory Act 1776
The act was meant to declare that the British parliaments
had the same authority just like in Great Britain as in
America. As a result, the colonists ignored the act and the
British parliament got frustrated. The parliament relized that
they don't have power over the colonists. The British just wanted
to afirm their power over the colonists.Proclamation of 1763
It’s the result of the 7 years war.“Helped remove a source of conflict
with the Native Americans.”But it put Britain in debt because of not having the land to make
the money back from the war. The proclamation said that the colonists couldn’t
settle land past the Appalachians.It made the colonists think that the British
limited their freedom of movement.Sugar Act, 1764
War debt, the colonists were smuggling sugar.
The act helped to pay off Great Britain’s debt.
The act said soldiers could confiscate things without going to
court if they thought it was smuggled.
“As British citizens, colonists argued, they had a right to a trial by jury
and to be viewed as innocent until
proved guilty, as stated in British law.”Quartering Act ,1765
The act made the colonists have to house and supply food to the
British soldiers. The quartering act also made the colonists pay for
the barracks for the soldiers. As a result, the colonists protested the act
just like the rest of the coercive acts. The act was in action until the colonists
have payed for all of the ruined tea. The act was passed in 1768.Stamp Act ,1765
The British taxed all printed goods. As a result, the Americans
mobbed and took physical actions. "The colonists argued that
only their own assemblies could tax them." But the assembly
passed a resolution.Boston Massacre 1770
It was caused by colonists throwing rocks, snowballs, and food
at British soldiers outside of a door. As a result, "one of the soldiers was
knocked down and the nervous redcoats did fire." Crispus Attucks was the first
person that got killed out of 5 people." The Boston massacre led colonists to call
for a stronger boycotts of British goods." Colonial leaders used this act for propaganda
to turn more colonists on their side against the British.Tea Act 1773
The British taxed the tea and was made to reduce
the large amount of tea held by the British east
india company to oppose their debt .“ It gave
the company nearly total control of the market for tea
in the colonies". “Colonial merchants called for a new boycott.”
That removed some of the taxes on tea, but not all of them. But then the colonists
don’t want to be told what type of tea they can buy, so they got angry. Colonial merchants called for a new boycott.Intolerable Acts 1774
The Intolerable Acts were meants to punish
the colonists for the act of the Boston Tea Party.
“When News of the Boston Tea Party reached London,
King George 3rd realized that Britain was losing control
of the colonies”. As a result, the intolerable acts were created
just for that reason. The punishments within the act were called
the coercive acts. One of the coercive acts are, he Boston Harbor
being shut down until they have payed for all of the ruined tea.Battle of Bunker Hill 1775
This was the first major battle of the revolutionary
war.“The Americans opened fire, forcing the British
to retreat.” As a result, the British came back with
twice as much soldiers than last time. Then the
Americans ran out of ammo and gunpowder. So
they were forced to retreat. So this battle was a British
victory.Boston Tea Party 1773
Colonists dressed up as indians and they threw
tea off of three boats into the Boston Harbor.As
a result, colonists gathered around and began to
celebrate. The British reacted as we either master
them or totally leave them for themselves.The French and Indian War started ,1763
The French and Indian war began when England and France both
attempted to claim land in the Ohio River Valley. As a result, the French and English battled over this territory for nine years. The war ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris.
Because of that, the French were forced, “to give Canada and most of its lands east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain.” The British Parliament then passed the
Proclamation of 1763.
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