Road to Evolution (Alexis Heule & William Matovich)

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    Road to Evolution (Alexis Heule & William Matovich)

  • Treaty of Paris

    France gave up all its territories in mainland North America. They also made peace to stop war between them and Britain.

  • Proclamation act

    George the third defended the colonies, stopping any settlement happening to the west of the Appalachian mountains without guarantees of help from the Natives. He was aware of the possible costs but still found this a better option.

  • Sugar act

    All exports from the colonies must now go through Britain first. Taxes are also placed on the exported goods goods.

  • Stamp act

    The British began to tax the American colonists. The colonists were now forced to pay a tax for every printed paper they used.

  • Quartering act

    The quartering act, which was put in place by the British, required that colonial governments must provide food and shelter for any soldiers stationed in their colonies. If there weren't enough Barracks to house all the men, they were to be placed stables, uninhabited buildings, inns and private homes that sell wine and alcohol.

  • Stamp act congress

    nine out of thirteen colonies agree that the Stamp act is "unconstitutional". It taxes them and the colonies did not agree to pass it in the first place.

  • Declaration of Rights and Grievances

    The stamp act congress stated that they should carry the same rights as British civilians in Britain and have the right to trial by jury. This also included that only the colonial assemblies can tax the American civilians, not the British.

  • Stamp act repealed

    After four months, the British finally repeal the stamp act. Benjamin Franklin had brought an appeal before the British House of Commons not much earlier before the parliament voted for an agreement.

  • Declaratory act

    The parliament agrees to repeal the Stamp act. However, they claim that they still must be able to tax the colonies.

  • Townshend act

    The British parliament created a new law that taxed any goods imported to the colonies. When the colonists got mad, Britain sent troops to America to better enforce this law.

  • Boston Massacre

    A crowd began harassing a group of soldiers in Boston, surrounding the house of customs, angered by Britain's colonial policy and troops that were sent to the colonies. One soldier was knocked down and an uproar quickly ensued, inevitably killing five civilians.

  • Committee of Correspondence

    Boston formed the first committee of correspondence to publicly oppose Britain's enforcement. The committee was used as a major way of communication in the years before the revolutionary war.

  • Tea Act

    Britain had tea exports to the colonies sent directly to America, instead of through them first. This caused taxes that angered the colonists.

  • Boston tea party

    American patriots posed as Mohawk Indians and dumped 9,000 pounds (currency) of tea into Boston harbor. This was done as a rebellion to the tea act of 1773.

  • intolerable acts

    The intolerable acts were four acts that took place between May and June after the Boston tea party: The Boston Port act, Massachusetts Government act, Administration of Justice act, and Quebec act. What happened in Massachusetts was a message showing that the same thing could happen to any other colony.

  • First continental congress meeting

    Delegates from each colony meet up. They come together to oppose the Intolerable acts.

  • battle of concord and lexington

    The first engagement in combat between the
    British troops and "minutemen" from America. The start of the Revolutionary war.

  • Bunker Hill

    The first big battle of the war for independence. The fight cost 1054 British lives and 367 American ones.

  • Olive Branch Petition

    The congress offers an exchange where they would cease fire if the intolerable acts ended. They stood to ask for recognition of their American rights.

  • "Common Sense"

    Common Sense is a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine that argues in favor of freedom for the American colonies, now known as "one of the most influential pamphlets in American history". The document was originally published anonymously to provoke ideas within the colonists.

  • Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence is a declaration that explained the colonists reasoning to get independence from the British. It officially declared the 13 colonies as an independent nation and confirmed an alliance with the French to help defeat Britain in the upcoming war.