This is a timeline about America's road to Independence. Starting with the Stamp Act of 1765, going through to the first Bill of Rights signed by the Congress of the United States.
The Stamp Act was put in place to tax every piece of paper. From playing cards to legal documents. It wasn't in affect for even a year before it was repealed. However, the same day that the Stamp Act was repealed, parliament passes the Declaratory Act asserting its right to make laws binding on the colonies.
The Townshend Acts are a series of taxes on everything. Oil, paint, paper, and tea. This caused a lot of negative feelings towards the British.
British soldiers arrive in Boston to enforce compliance with the new regulations. This causes even more friction with between the colonies and the U.S.
With British soldiers being in the colonies, emotions were running high. Patriots began to attack a British sentinel. More British soldiers were called in and the attacks continued. Soon, British soldiers fired into the crowd. Killing 3 and wounding 8. This event is significant because it was a key event leading to the Revolutionary War.
Angry Bostonians rebelled against British taxation and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
Also known as the Intolerable Acts. A series of British measures passed in 1774 and designed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party. For example, one of the laws closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the tea that they had destroyed.
At this meeting, delegates from all of the most of the colonies came together. It was agreeable to all that the King and Parliament must be made to understand the grievances of the colonies and that the body must do everything possible to communicate the same to the population of America, and to the rest of the world.
Patrick Henry presented a proposal to organize a volunteer company of cavalry or infantry in every Virginia county. Many leaders wanted to wait until they heard back from the Crown, but he did not. He wanted to prepare himself for what was coming.
Paul Revere's midnight ride warned of the advancing British troops was only one of his revolutionary actions.
The British Militia made their way to Lexington. They watched each side warily waiting for a fight to start. Suddenly, a bullet flew threw the air. This was the start of the Revolutionary War.
The Colonists met in Philadelphia to find out whether how they were going to meet the advances of the British. They also commissioned George Washington to be Commander in the Continental Army.
Many viewed George Washington as the man for the job to lead the colonies against the British. They believed he was a good, honest, and able man.
Beginning on the first of July, the Declaration of Independence is debated and revised by Congress. On July 4th, it is adopted by Congress and sent to the printer.
Washington and some of his men cross the Delaware river to gain the city of Trenton. This was the start of a positive outlook for the Colonies.
The Revolutionary war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by America and Great Britain. This treaty also recognized America's Independence.
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