The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-07-01
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part of debt incurred during French and Indian
war. Colonial assemblies refuse Parliament as
serts right to tax colonies. Issue of taxation
without representation raised
1163-Parliament passes "Quartering Act" re-
curing colonies 10 supply quarters for British
sfarmy Of defense. fSamp Acf,s putting tax on
newspapers and legal documents Stamp Act
Congress issues declaration of rights"
1166-Repeal of "Stamp Act" "Declaratory
Act' maintains right to tax
1767-Townsend, British chancellor Of exchequer
Brings in bill for taxes on tea. glass; wine oil,
paper, lead, etc
6S-Non-importation agreement adopted by
Boston and spreads to other colonies Massa-
chusetts legislature dissolved by George III. Brit
Ish soldiers quartered in Boston.
17G9-Lord North repeats all taxes except on
tea, retained for sake of principle,
l773-"Committees of Correspondence" formed
to enable colonies to keep in touch. Boston
Tea Party"
1774-'Boston Port Bill" closing Boston to
shipping and removing seat Of government to
Salem. General Gage, commander of British sol
diers in Boston made governor of Massachusetts.
Regulating Act" remodeling charter of Massa-
chusetts. "Quarterng Act" Quebec Act First
Continental Congress at Philadelphia Massa-
chusetts Provincial Congress meets and calls for
12000 "AIinute Men"
Parliament declares Massachusetts to be
80 a state of rebellion Armed clash at Lexington
deroga and Grown Point Battle Of Bunker Hill
Siege OF Boston. Canadian expedition under
Montgomery. Second Continental Congress at
Philadelphia votes TO raise army Of 10000 and
chooses George Washington commander-in-chef
171ti-Ev0cuauon of Boston by British accom-
panied 10y 1890 loyal.sis. Repulse OF British fleet
and army az Charleston, S c. Battle of Long
Island and occupation OF New York by British
Battle of Trenton Continental Congress pro-
vdes 70, the establishment Of state governments
and state conventions adopt constitutions Con
gress adopts Declaration Of Independence
The most casual glance at this skeleton chro
nolcgy SHOWS ii TO be literally loaded 10 the nuz
zle with the eighteenth century equivalent of nc
tlcal and economic INT. The American Revo
Iutop was inevitable, sooner or later. The mar.
vel IL not that it came, but that of the cond-
tioDs grew nation
What chaos it was The title to the colonies
was not in the people of England or in the state
but In the crown. The crown could make and re
peal laws; could appoint rulers and remove them
The coonists were not citizens of the realm but
subjects of the crown. having only such rights as
granted them in their charters The crown
claimed and exercised the right amend or revoke
these charters. Such rights and no more did the
American coonists have according to the view of
The party in England which stood for legal and
prerogatives of the crown These
claims of the crown were resisted by every col
,ny as incompatible with its essential rights and
by the anti-prerogatlye party In England.
OF the thirteen colonies seven were royal col
,nies three charter and three proprietary col.
miles, Each colony was related to the others only
through the crown. All the conditions tended
ather TO intercolonial hate than love. Find the
auses that drove the colonies together and there
re the causes of the Revolution.
George III stickler for the kings pre-
ogatves. one of his first acts In relation to tie
olonies was to revive the navigation and trade
avs which had been only nominally enforced for
century. AS matter Of fact all the colonies
5ere technically smuggers, in that their eva> un
these laws gave them practically free tra.e.