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AMERICAN REVOLUTION CAUSES
AND EVENTS
1760
King George III: King of Great
Britain (England)
Parliament: the government in
England
1754-1763
French and Indian War
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Proclamation of 1763
1764
Sugar Act: tax on sugar and molasses (April 5,
1764)
Committees of Correspondence
Colonists said, “No taxation without
representation!”
1765
Stamp Act: tax on paper goods
like newspapers, books, playing
cards, documents (March 22,
1765)
SUMMER 1765
Sons of Liberty: a group of
colonists (men) who thought of
ways to fight back against the
King’s taxes.
Daughters of Liberty: The Daughters of Liberty were a successful Colonial American
group, established in the year 1765, that consisted of women who displayed their
loyalty by participating in boycotts of British goods following the passage of the
Townshend Acts. The Daughters of Liberty was a group of 92 women who looked to
rebel against British taxes by making home goods instead of buying them from the
British. Using their feminine skills of the time, they made homespun cloth[and other
goods. To call attention to this effort, they would hold spinning contests in the village
squares. These contests were called "spinning bees" and were widely attended by
females and often males as well. Their name was inspired by the Sons of Liberty, who
were established shortly before the Daughters of Liberty. The Daughters of Liberty were
very important to the colonists. They helped them make their clothes as well as
homemade products when they boycotted British products
1767
Townshend Act: a tax on paper, lead, paint,
and glass
King sent tax collectors to collect money from
the colonists.
Colonists reacted by capturing tax collectors
and tarring and feathering them.
**British soldiers were sent to keep the peace
in Boston. (4,000 soldiers for a population of
20,000 in Boston.)
MARCH 5, 1770
Boston Massacre: Colonists were frustrated over the
King’s new taxes and started to throw “dirty”
snowballs at the soldiers. Soldiers fired into the crowd.
3 people died on the scene, 2 more died later as a
result of their wounds
Crispus Attucks
Captain Preston and British Regulars (soldiers)
1773
Tea Act: May 10, 1773• British East India Company
Boston Tea Party: December 16,
1773
1774
Intolerable Act/Coercive Act: May 20, 1774• King George ordered Boston Harbor to be closed.
He sent warships to blockade the harbor.• He took away the colonists’ right to hold town
meetings.• He told the colonists that they still had to pay for
the tea.• He made the colonists house the British soldiers.• He allowed royal officials who were accused of
crimes to be tried back in England.
1774
First Continental Congress: September 5- October
26, 1774. Delegates met in Philadelphia. They wrote
out a list of complaints against the King and England.
The Declaration of Independence: main author was
Thomas Jefferson. Colonists sent this document to
the King declaring their independence from England.
MARCH 23,1775
Patrick Henry: gave a speech
trying to convince the colonists to
break free from England. Famous
line was “Give me liberty, or give
me death!”
APRIL 18, 1775
Paul Revere’s Ride
Minutemen
Lexington and Concord
The shot heard ‘round the world (April 19, 1775)
Second Continental Congress (May 10, 1775)
George Washington selected Commander in Chief of
Continental Army (June 15, 1775)
Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775)
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