Causes of the American Revolution

Event/Tax Year Description Colonists’ Reaction French and Indian War 1754 – 1763 British vs. French/ Indians/ Spain – war over land of North America Unhappy when British taxed them to pay for the war

Event/Tax Year Description Colonists’ Reaction Proclamation of 1763 1763 Moved state boundaries; couldn’t settle west of Appalachian mountains Settlers began to migrate to the colony

Event/Tax Year Description Colonists’ Reaction Sugar Act 1764 Placed tax on sugar and molasses imported from the West Indies Older colonies already mad about taxes; Ga was concerned; many protest.

Event/Tax Year Description Colonists’ Reaction Stamp Act 1765 An attempt to raise money to pay for French and Indian War on news papers, legal documents, and licenses Reaction was swift and violent; congress meet to oppose it; burned an effigy of the stamp master; Liberty Boys formed

Event/Tax Year Description Colonists’ Reaction Quartering Act 1st – 1765 2nd- 1774 Citizens of all colonies had to house and feed British soldiers at their own expense Not happy, but there was not much they could do; Nancy Hart

Event/Tax Year Description Colonists’ Reaction Townshend Act 1776 Placed Import tax on tea, paper, glass, and coloring paints Ga colonialist spoke against it; protest; stopped painting homes; began drinking coffee

Event/Tax Year Description Colonists’ Reaction Boston Massacre 1770 People of Boston threw snowballs at British soldiers; soldiers fired into the crowd; 5 civilians died, Crispus Attucks Fear and anger

Event/Tax Year Description Colonists’ Reaction Tea Act 1773 Allowed East Indian Co. to ship tea directly to the colonies; it could then sale it for less than colonial merchants Colonist saw it as a trick; Boston Tea Party = Protest

Event/Tax Year Description Colonists’ Reaction Boston Tea Party 1773 Patriots dressed as Indians boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and dumped 342 chest of tea into the bay Britain punished them with the Intolerable Acts; colonists became very angry

Event/Tax Year Description Colonists’ Reaction Intolerable Acts 1773 4 laws to punish colonists – Close the port in Boston until they would pay for tea Mass. No town meeting without Gov. approval Britain officials were tried in Great Britain instead of colonies Quartering Act Protest with the 1st Continental Congress

Event/Tax Year Description Colonists’ Reaction 1st Continental Congress 1774 Two groups – Tories and Patriots; set up trade with Great Britain; set up committees of safety Mixed feelings; everyone was not sure what to do, but knew something had to be done

Event/Tax Year Description Colonists’ Reaction Lexington and Concord 1775 1. Marked beginning of Rev. 2.Colonists forced to take a stand 3. Shot heard around the world Forced to take a stand; radicals stole gun powder; harassed Tories; paid no attention to the governor

Event/Tax Year Description Colonists’ Reaction Declaration of Independence 1776 1,458 word document 3 parts (intro, body, and conclusion) Meant the colonies were a nation -not everyone agreed -Excitement Some went back to Great Britain Families torn

Event Description Battle of Kettle Creek Important Battle for GA, 1779, February; Clarke lead it; militia was able to take weapons and horse that were greatly needed; spirits were lifted

Event Description Siege of Savannah 15,000 took over Savannah (Siege); they surrounded the town and no supplies could get in or out; some patriots showed up to help but they were defeated: Great Britain had control of Savannah for 3.5 years.

Loyal to the King of England, George III; Event/People Description Loyalists Loyal to the King of England, George III; Tories; Don’t want to cut ties with mother country; “King’s Friends” ; British Loyalists

Event Description Patriots Whigs, Liberty Boys, Colonial Sons and Daughters; Those who were ready to cut ties with Great Britain

Event Description Elijah Clarke Colonel of militia group, defeated force of over 800 British troops at the Battle of Kettle Creek

Event Description Austin Dabney Revolutionary War hero; With Clarke at Battle of Kettle Creek; Mixed race, born free; saved Clarke’s life by giving up his horse after he(Dabney) was shot; awarded a valuable piece of land where he turned a great profit

Event Description Nancy Hart Seen as a heroin; neighbor was killed by British soldiers; heard the soldiers bragging so she shot and killed at least one; the rest were tried and hanged

Event Description Button Gwinnett Georgian who signed the Declaration of Independence; Has a county named after him.

Event Description Lyman Hall Georgian who signed the Declaration of Independence; Has a county named after him.

Event Description George Walton Georgian who signed the Declaration of Independence; Has a county named after him; youngest signer