British colonial food supply, market controls, and military provisioning during the American revolutionary era (1765–1783)

1. Quartering Act mandates colonial food for troops

   Jan 1, 1765Labels: Quartering Act, Colonial Assemblies

   • Britannica
   • ABT Source

2. Townshend Acts tighten customs and raise duties

   Jun 15, 1767Labels: Townshend Acts, Customs Board

   • Britannica
   • ABT Source

3. Tea Act reshapes tea sales and taxation

   Jan 1, 1773Labels: Tea Act, East India

   • Britannica
   • HISTORY

4. Boston Tea Party destroys East India Company tea

   Dec 16, 1773Labels: Boston Tea, East India

   • Britannica

5. British commissary spending records reveal wide provisioning network

   May 25, 1774Labels: Daniel Chamier, British Commissariat

   • UPenn
   • AmRev org

6. Boston Port Act closes a key commercial harbor

   Jun 1, 1774Labels: Boston Port, Boston Harbor

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

7. First Continental Congress adopts the Continental Association

   Oct 20, 1774Labels: Continental Association, First Continental

   • Founders
   • Wikipedia

8. New England Restraining Act limits trade and fisheries

   Mar 30, 1775Labels: New England, British West

   • Wikipedia

9. Continental Army builds commissary system for food supply

   Jul 19, 1775Labels: Continental Army, Commissary

   • NPS
   • Encyclopedia

10. Prohibitory Act cuts off trade and authorizes seizures

    Dec 22, 1775Labels: Prohibitory Act, Royal Navy

    • Wikipedia

11. Forage War skirmishes erupt over food and fodder

    Jan 1, 1777Labels: Forage War, New Jersey

    • Wikipedia
    • RevNJ

12. Treaty of Paris ends war and British provisioning regime

    Sep 3, 1783Labels: Treaty of, British provisioning

    • AP News
    • Wikipedia