American revolution part 1

By theyotis

  • Sugar Act

    tax on sugar and molasses

  • French and Indian War

    The long fight between Britain and France

  • Treaty of Paris 1763

    ended war between Britain and and france

  • Proclamation Line of 1763

    forbade settlement across a line in the apps

  • Stamp Act

    tax on stamps from the British to the Americans.

  • Declaratory Act

    repeal of stamp act.

  • Townshend Revenue Acts

    taxes designed to collect money from colonists these taxes were on led, glass , paper, paint and tea.

  • Boston Massacre

    British soldiers shoot into an unarmed crowd and kill 5.

  • The Tea Act

    tax on tea by British to Americans.

  • Boston Tea Party

    sam Adams and the sons of liberty dressed up as Indians and threw 300+ cases of tea in the boston harbor

  • Quartering act of 1774

    american colonist have to feed and house British army men.

  • Intolerable Acts

    meant to punish Massachusetts for the boston tea party.

  • First Continental Congress

    delegate meeting of 12 colonies

  • Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me death” speech

    speech he made to the 2nd virginia convention

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    first fight of revolutionary war.

  • Olive Branch Petition

    Americans petition to tell Britain their rights and listen to Brits laws.

  • Thomas Paine writes “Common Sense”

    advocating independence from great brit.

  • George Washington named Commander in Chief

    leader of a revolutionary moment

  • Second Continental Congress

    moving towards independence.

  • declaration of independence

    american colonies proclaiming independence from Great Britan