Causes of the american revolution

Navigation acts

Sep 13, 1660

these acts were acts were made to regulate and enable England to collect taxes colonist did not like this they protested.

French and Indian war

May 28, 1754

a series of military engagements between french and Britain. they sent more troops in.

proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

It made it so colonist could not settle to the west and it mad the colonist mad because they just fought for the land

sugar act

Apr 5, 1764

Molasses and sugar was taxed and the colonist started to smuggle sugar and molasses

stamp act

Mar 22, 1765

A tax on all documents and papers. they sent stamp agents to collect the taxes. the colonist protest and wanted to kill the stamp agents.

quartering act

May 3, 1765

this act is where the colonist had to give there house up to the soldiers and the colonist refused to give there house up.

declaratory act

Mar 8, 1766

they replaced the stamp act and put the tax on tea and the colonist protested and was afraid that they would make more acts.

townshend act

Jul 2, 1767

the townshed act put a tax on paper, glass, tea, lead, and paints. the colonist boycotted the items.

Boston massacre

Mar 5, 1770

British Army soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others. they went to war because of this.

Committees of corresponding

Nov 4, 1772

It was a network of communication for passing along time. the colonist made there own committees

Tea act

Dec 16, 1773

the tea act is where you can only have a small amount of tea and it only helped one company. the Boston tea party happened because of this.

Boston tea party

Dec 16, 1773

colonist dressed up and threw tea into the Boston harbor. they closed all the trading docks.

intolerably act

Mar 24, 1774

Boston port was closed, limited town meetings, trials in Britain. they protested because only a certain group threw the in the harbor

First Continental congress

Sep 5, 1774

members were elected for it and because of this boycott was approved.

second continental congress

Sep 5, 1774

George Washington was chose to rule it. petition was sent to the king. they went to war because they denied it.

Battle of bunker hill

Jun 17, 1775

colonist fought British at bunker hill. British won but not without a fight. the British were surprised about the attack.

battle of Lexington concord

Jul 29, 1775

i was the first shot that america revolted. it was accidentally shot. they went to war because of this.

Thomas Paine's common sense

Jan 10, 1776

I was a book that Thomas paines published about wanting independence