where's the love? timeline project

Where’s the Love? : 

Where’s the Love? Timeline PowerPoint How the colonists went from loving England after the French and Indian War to declaring their independence. By: Josh Corbin

The following pages make up a chronological timeline of events/ things that led to the American colonies declaring their independence. : 

The following pages make up a chronological timeline of events/ things that led to the American colonies declaring their independence. Here we go…..

Seven Years’ War : 

Seven Years’ War 1754-1763 The Seven Years’ War was a military conflict which had many bloody battles and over 90,000 deaths occurred. One of these wars was the French and Indian War. This war started by the French going into America to hunt for beavers to make a hat out of the skin. The colonists in America had a problem with this. They did not like the French being in America, so the colonists told England about this; England replied telling them to handle it themselves. George Washington tried kicking the French out, but failed. Then England finally declared war, and England won. The French were kicked out of America and the colonists loved England and were so grateful to them. But then, England taxes America. That’s when problems began…

Proclamation of 1763 : 

Proclamation of 1763 October 7th, 1763 The purpose of the Proclamation of 1763 was to organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to secure relations with North Americans through regulation of trade and land purchases on the western frontier.

Sugar Act : 

Sugar Act April 5th, 1764 The Sugar Act was an act passed by the British Parliament on April 5th, 1764. This act was made to put taxes on certain goods. The tax was 3 pence per gallon of foreign molasses imported by British colonial subjects. The Sugar Act also had taxes on foreign coffee, sugar, pimiento, and wines. The colonists did NOT like this.

Stamp Act : 

Stamp Act November 1st, 1765 The Stamp act was an act passed on November 1st, 1765 by the British Parliament which taxed any printed document. This taxed legal documents and the colonists did not like this act at all.

Townshend Act : 

Townshend Act 1767 The Townshend Act was an act made by British soldiers that allowed the British soldiers to search and house, building, or ship. The British soldiers searched the houses, buildings, or ships for untaxed items such as glass, lead, paper, paints, and tea. This made the colonists mad and the colonists protested against this act. They did not like it at all.

Boston Massacre : 

Boston Massacre March 5th, 1770 The Boston Massacre, also known as the Boston Riot, was an event that happened on March 5th, 1770. What happened on that day was a shooting from the British. A couple colonists were making fun of a British soldier and were throwing snowballs at him. The British soldier called in for backup and the colonists taunted the soldiers, yelling, “shoot if you dare!”. The soldiers were tempted, and apparently one of the gun triggers slipped, and once that shot was fired, all the soldiers fired upon the colonists. The commander didn’t even tell the soldiers to fire though. Only 5 colonists died that day, and people wonder, why is it called the Boston Massacre if only 5 people died? The answer is that its only called the Boston Massacre to make the British look bad. Paul Revere wrote and article about this incident and drew a picture.

Tea Act : 

Tea Act May 10th, 1773 The Tea Act was an act made by England on May 10th, 1773 and this act affected the colonists. This act made the colonist HAVE to pay the East Indian Company for tea. The colonists hated this, because this prevented them from selling tea themselves, so they protested against this, and stopped buying tea. Americans hated this act.

Boston Tea Party : 

Boston Tea Party December 16th, 1773 The Boston Tea Party was an event that took place on December 16th, 1773, in Boston. What happened that night was a response from the colonists to the Tea Act. That night, a ship called the Dart Mouth, was filled with tea from the East Indian Company. The colonists did not want to buy tea from them. So the colonists dressed as Indians and snuck on the boat. The colonists dressed as Indians were on the boat, which had 2,000 crates of tea. The colonists dumped the tea chests into the Boston Harbor. This was the colonists response to the Tea Act. The British were mad.

Coercive Acts/ Intolerable Acts : 

Coercive Acts/ Intolerable Acts April 22nd, 1774 The Intolerable Acts(Also called the Coercive Acts) was an act passed on April 22nd, 1774 by the British Parliament and was a series of laws: Massachusetts Bay Act Quartering Act Quebec The colonies were affected by this law and this act allowed soldiers to stay in colonies homes. This act was intolerable to the colonists and they deeply hated it. The colonists responded to this act in war.

First Continental Congress : 

First Continental Congress September 1st, 1774 The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates on September 1st, 1774, from twelve of the thirteen American colonies, at Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution.

Battle of Lexington and Concord - Shot Heard ‘Round the World : 

Battle of Lexington and Concord - Shot Heard ‘Round the World April 19th, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord was an event That occurred on April 19th, 1775. This event was A battle with 700 British Soldiers V.S. 70 minute- men. The Sons of Liberty(also known as minute- men) began storing weapons in a town called Concord and the British wanted to get those weapons and capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Paul Revere warns them and lets people know. The Sons of Liberty meet up in a town called Lexington. Redcoats show up, and a shot is fired. 8 minutemen are killed. The war had begun. It is called the shot heard ‘round the world because it led to the American Revolution, which led to a new kind of government: democracy- which led to other countries wanting independence, which led to revolutions in other countries.

Second Continental Congress : 

Second Continental Congress May 10th, 1775 The Second Continental Congress was a meeting with delegates of the thirteen colonies that got together on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had already begun. This meeting proceeded the First Continental Congress. It fixed rules in the Articles of Confederation.

Common Sense : 

Common Sense January 10th, 1776 On January 10th, 1776, Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called “Common Sense”, which was written in everyday language and easy to read. This booklet explained why it was okay to go against England. The colonists didn’t want to because they thought it was against their religion to go against their country. Common Sense explained that it’s not against religion if the leader is a TYRANT. Common Sense caused many people to join the movement for independence.

Declaratory Act : 

Declaratory Act March 18th, 1776 The Declaratory Act was an act passed on March 18th, 1776 by the British Parliament and this act affected the colonists. What this act did was it stopped colonists from questioning British authority. The colonists could no longer protest against any law or act passed by the British Parliament.

Declaration of Independence : 

Declaration of Independence July 4th, 1776 The Declaration of Independence was a statement made by the Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776. It stated that the United States (13 colonies back then) were now independent and no longer part of Britain. This has the preamble in the beginning of it, and every year in the United States, we celebrate the 4th of July for our independence day.

THE END : 

THE END By Josh Corbin 9/25/10 Yellow Class