Project: Timeline, Rawan 9/26/2020

The French and Indian War(1754)

In 1754, The British and French had a war over A great mass of land in The America's. It ended in 1763 with Great Britain's victory. But this war led to a great lost of money for Great Britain.

1754

The Proclamation of 1763

In 1763, The Poctiac attacked the british force in The America's around the grate lakes. In these places the Native American people were not happy with british politics, so many people from many tribes came together to drive British colonists and soldiers out of there lands. King George the 3rd signed a proclamation that stated that the Appellation Mountains were the colonists limits. This was the first disconnect regarding the colonists and the british that led to the American Revolution.

1763

The Sugar Act (1764)

1764

The Sugar Act was an early British attempt to raise money from the colonies. The act taxes sugar and molasses, important into the colonies. They gave the British new power to end smuggling, or illegal trade that helped traders evade taxes. The effect on the colonists would be that they would pay higher taxes on sugar and molasses.

In Result, Increasing Tension: The Sugar Act was the first of many new laws passes by Great Britain in the colonies. It brought up issue of taxation without representation. Angered colonists who had no way to fight against these laws in Parliament. These new taxes would lead to protest in the colonies.

The Stamp Act of 1765

It was a taxation on all papers,pamphlets, newspapers and cards. It is important because it was the first attempt by Parliament to raise money through direct taxation. In responce to The Stamp Act many riots and demonstrations began. Colonists protested that stamps were expensive, inconvenient, an unfair tax. This rebellion laid the groundwork for the American Revolution.

The Stamp Act Resolutions: in 1765, Patrick Henry of Virginia appealed to Virginia's legislature to protest the Stamp Act. He felt that the colonists should have a say over their own taxes. Argued that Virginians should refuse to pay taxes they could not vote for.

The Stamp Act Congress: Massachusetts organized the Stamp Act Congress in 1765. They met in New York to petition the king. They were along side with "no taxation without representation". They organized a stamp boycott.

The Stamp Act's Repeal: Parliament was surprised by the strength of the colonial protests. Protests harm British trade. Sales of British goods dropped as colonists refused to buy them.

Stamp Act repealed: In early 1766, Parliament repealed, or withdraw, the Stamp Act. Parliament passes Declaratory Act; This act declared Parliament's rights to tax the colonists.

1765

The Quartering Act (1765)

After the reapale of the Stamp Act the British passed The Quartering Act. This act forced colonists to provide housing for British soldiers. This costs colonists time and money. They gave colonists no choice in the matter.

2 days later in 1765

Townshed Act (1767)

1767

The British Parliament passed the townshend Acts. Placed taxes in imports of lead, glass, paper, paint and tea. Started new ways of collecting taxes to forces colonists to pay. Created punishments for colonists who refused to pay taxes. It was a seireis of 4 acts. The responce to this act was that clonists thought that the acts were a direct threat to colonial self-rule. It was widely resisted in the colonies. It made the colonies' relationship with Britain even weaker.

Resistance to the Townshend Acts: Opposition to the Townsend Acts centered in Massachusetts. In 1768, merchants in boston reached a "non-importation agreement," a vow not to import British goods. Other colonial cities soon followed Boston's lead. Then the British sent troops to Boston to keep order.

Repeal of the Townshend Acts: The British repealed most of the Townshend Act on March 5, 1770. They kept a tax on tea, angering colonists. They also lifted the Quartering Act. Removing British troops from Boston.

Mosston Masacre (1770)

It took place on March 5,1770. Fighting broke out between soldiers and colonists. Bostonians were angered by the British troops that were housed in their city. So colonists began to taunt and throw objects at British soldiers. The soldiers opened fire on the colonists. 5 colonists died that day.

The Aftermath of the Massacre: Crispus Attucks and four other colonists were killed in the fight. The colonists called it the Boston Massacre because to the british 5 people dead really wasn't much. Samuel Adams described the massacre as a fight for American liberty.

1770

The Tea act (1773)

1773

It was one of the many British acts that outraged the colonists. The purpose of the act was to help the East India company (a british tea company) overcome financial problems. The reason for this act was to make colonists buy british tea and not smuggled tea from elsewhere so they could avoid paying taxes to Britain from the british tea. The colonists responded by joining the Sons of Liberty, who fought for the rights of the colonists because they thought this was outrageous.

Colonial Responses to the Tea Act: In many cities, colonists protested peacefully. Many quit there jobs as "tea agents", who managed shipments. Many refused tea shipments. Many restaurants canceled their tea orders. In Boston the protests were different.

The Boston Tea Party (1773)

8 months later in 1773

When the tea arrived in Boston (1773): a shipment of tea arrived in Boston. Colonists didn't want to pay the tax. So more then 5 thousand people met to decide what to do about the tea. They thought the governor should send the tea back to England. The governor insisted ships bring the tea into the port.

Boston Tea Party (1773): More that one hundred people participated in a protest against the Tea act. Many dressed as American Indians. They boarded the ships and dumped forty-five tons of tea into the harbor. John Adams said "This destruction of tea is so bold, so daring it must have so important consequences." And it did.

Intoleroble Acts (1774)

1774

The British government responded to the Boston Tea Party with new laws that were nicknamed the "Intolerable acts", They were called this because of how intolerable they were.

Boston Port Bill: The Boston port bill was a direct responce to the boston tea party. Boston Harbor was closed until the dumped tea was paid for. That was about 1.7 million dollars in today's money. It was aimed to isolate boston. There was no trade in or out. So no money.

Administration of justice act: This act limited courts in Massachusetts. The governor could move a trial if he thought the trial would not be judged fairly. Trials could be moved to another colony or even Britain. The act showed a distrust of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Government act: Under this act, Britain changed how Massachusetts was governed. They put a military government in place to rule the colony. Which was british. They required British approval to hold town meetings. Britain wanted to gain full control over massachusetts.

New Quartering act: A new Quartering act required colonists to provide British troops with housing. in 1765, colonists had already protested the old Quartering Act. The new act angered the colonists.

Goals and Effects of the Intolerable Acts: The acts were designed to punish and control Massachusetts. British thought this was only a problem in massachusetts but it wasn't. Other colonies responded by sending support to Massachusetts like food and other supplies, and a calling for a Continental Congress which is a meeting for representatives from every colony.

The First Continental Congress (1774)

3 months later in 1774

Leaders from twelve colonies (Georgia didn't send a candidate) came together. Met in Philadelphia in 1774. Including George Washington, Patrick Henry, John Adams, and Samuel Adams. They started the process of unifying the colonies.

Ideas from the First Continental Congress: The First Continental Congress resulted in, A declaration of rights, including life, liberty, property, assembly, and trial by jury, A protest of taxation without representation, A protest of the British army staying in the colonies without the consent of the colonies.

Actions by the First Continental Congress: The first continental congress agree on two actions to achieve their goals. Petitioned the king to repeal the Intolerable Acts. They called for a boycott of British goods in the colonies.

Battle of Lexicon And Concord (1775)

1775

The Battle of Lexington: On April 19, 1775, minutemen met the british on Lexington Green. A single shot was fired from an unknown source. The british fired back. After more shooting, resistance faded. The British moved on to Concord.

The Battle of Concord: The British discovered and destroyed weapons in Concord. They didn't find the ammunition stores. Then they met a group of minutemen at the North Bridge. They turned back after meeting resistance.

British Retreat: Under attack, the British retreated without meeting their goal. They could not find most of the ammunition and weapons. They were met with unexpected resistance and chose to retreat. The colonists fired upon them throughout their retreat from behind trees and walls.