The Colonists' Struggle for Rights and Unity: A Timeline
Colonists in the American colonies resisted British control and policies that they saw as violations of their rights, leading to organized opposition and boycotts. Events such as the Townshend Acts, the Boston Massacre, and the Tea Act of 1773 fueled tensions, prompting figures like Samuel Adams to urge unity and resistance. The timeline showcases key moments of defiance, resilience, and unity among the colonies in the face of British interference.
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Colonists saw British efforts to increase control over colonies as VIOLATION OF THEIR RIGHTS VIOLATION OF THEIR RIGHTS Many Colonists ORGANIZED TO OPPOSE British policies ORGANIZED TO OPPOSE
Townshend Acts 1767 Parliament tax imports glass, paper, paint, lead, tea Writs of assistance British allowed search warrants to enter homes suspected of smuggling COLONISTS ANGRY More taxes! Invasion of their rights!
Colonies Unite for Common Cause Colonies Unite for Common Cause
Daughters of Liberty urge colonists to weave own cloth instead of buy British Boston Gazette urged no violence Samuel Adams leader of Boston Sons of Liberty :We will destroy every soldier that dare put his foot on shore... I look upon them as foreign enemies!
1768 March 3, 1770 1768 Redcoats arrived in Boston 1770 Boston Massacre Colonists surrounded soldiers insults soldiers fear and shot into crowd killed 5 colonists OUTRAGE John Adams defended British soldiers felt everyone entitled to a fair trial jury acquitted on self-defense
Townshend acts repealed boycott worked But Parliament kept Tea Tax to show in control Again Colonists boycott Tea Act 1773 one company has exclusive rights to sell tea in colonies - East India Tea Company Colonists angy with Parliament interfence
Samuel Adams urged colonists to establish communication & unity Soon towns in Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina & Rhode Island Holding secret letters and meetings on resistance efforts
December 16, 1773 December 16, 1773 Colonists disguised as Native Americans boarded tea ships in Boston Harbor Destroyed 324 tea chest and threw into harbor Parliament repealed Tea Act
