American History The Dawn of a New Nation

American Revolution Time Line Stamp Act Passed 1765 Boston Tea Party 1773 First Continental Congress 1774 Revolutionary War begins 1775 Declaration of Independence 1776 Revolutionary War ends 1783

Stamp Act 1765 Stamp Act, act introduced by the British Prime Minister George Grenville and passed by the British Parliament in 1765 as a means of raising revenue in the American colonies. Stamp Act, act introduced by the British Prime Minister George Grenville and passed by the British Parliament in 1765 as a means of raising revenue in the American colonies. The Stamp Act required all legal documents, licenses, commercial contracts, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards to carry a tax stamp. The Stamp Act required all legal documents, licenses, commercial contracts, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards to carry a tax stamp.

Stamp Act Cont… Passed without debate, it aroused widespread opposition among the colonists, who argued that because they were not represented in Parliament, they could not legally be taxed without their consent. Passed without debate, it aroused widespread opposition among the colonists, who argued that because they were not represented in Parliament, they could not legally be taxed without their consent. The unity of the American colonists in their opposition to the Stamp Act contributed substantially to the rise of American nationalist sentiment, and the conflict between the colonists and the British government over the Stamp Act is often considered one of the chief immediate causes of the American Revolution. The unity of the American colonists in their opposition to the Stamp Act contributed substantially to the rise of American nationalist sentiment, and the conflict between the colonists and the British government over the Stamp Act is often considered one of the chief immediate causes of the American Revolution.

Boston Tea Party 1773 Boston Tea Party, popular name for the action taken on December 16, 1773, by a group of Boston citizens to protest the British tax on tea imported to the colonies. Boston Tea Party, popular name for the action taken on December 16, 1773, by a group of Boston citizens to protest the British tax on tea imported to the colonies. The citizens of Boston would not permit the unloading of three British ships that arrived in Boston in November 1773 with 342 chests of tea. The citizens of Boston would not permit the unloading of three British ships that arrived in Boston in November 1773 with 342 chests of tea.

Boston Tea Party cont… On the evening of December 16, a group of Bostonians, instigated by the American patriot Samuel Adams and many of them disguised as Native Americans, boarded the vessels and emptied the tea into Boston Harbor. On the evening of December 16, a group of Bostonians, instigated by the American patriot Samuel Adams and many of them disguised as Native Americans, boarded the vessels and emptied the tea into Boston Harbor. When the government of Boston refused to pay for the tea, the British closed the port. When the government of Boston refused to pay for the tea, the British closed the port.

First Continental Congress Angered by the so-called Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament, representatives of 12 of the 13 colonies convened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in September 1774 Angered by the so-called Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament, representatives of 12 of the 13 colonies convened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in September 1774 The outcome of this First Continental Congress was a declaration that stated the rights of the colonists, listed the acts of the British Parliament that infringed on those rights, and called for a halt in trade with Britain. The outcome of this First Continental Congress was a declaration that stated the rights of the colonists, listed the acts of the British Parliament that infringed on those rights, and called for a halt in trade with Britain.

Revolutionary War The American Revolution ( ) was a conflict between 13 British colonies in North America and their parent country, Great Britain. The American Revolution ( ) was a conflict between 13 British colonies in North America and their parent country, Great Britain. It was made up of two related events: the American War of Independence ( ) and the formation of the American government as laid out by the Constitution of the United States in It was made up of two related events: the American War of Independence ( ) and the formation of the American government as laid out by the Constitution of the United States in 1787.

Revolutionary War cont… First, the war achieved independence from Great Britain by the colonies. Second, the newly created United States of America established a republican form of government, in which power resided with the people. First, the war achieved independence from Great Britain by the colonies. Second, the newly created United States of America established a republican form of government, in which power resided with the people. Once independent, the new state governments implemented republican constitutions, and a Continental Congress directed the American war effort. Once independent, the new state governments implemented republican constitutions, and a Continental Congress directed the American war effort. At the end of the war in 1783, Britain recognized its former colonies as an independent nation. At the end of the war in 1783, Britain recognized its former colonies as an independent nation.

Declaration of Independence 1776 The Declaration of Independence is the document in which American colonists proclaimed their freedom from British rule. The Declaration of Independence is the document in which American colonists proclaimed their freedom from British rule. The Second Continental Congress, with representatives of the 13 British colonies in America, adopted the declaration on July 4, The Second Continental Congress, with representatives of the 13 British colonies in America, adopted the declaration on July 4, 1776.

Declaration of Independence cont… The document included an expression of the colonists’ grievances and their reasons for declaring freedom from Britain. The document included an expression of the colonists’ grievances and their reasons for declaring freedom from Britain.