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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris officially ended the French-Indian war which had lasted seven years, this treaty also gave Britain France's North American territories to stop any threat to Britain. -
Proclamation Act
Prohibited settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains, this was meant to appease the Native Americans that fought for the British during the Seven Years War. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act replaced the Molasses Act which was about to expire and had not been effectively enforced prior to the Sugar Act. -
Stamp Act
All colonists were required to pay a tax on any piece of printed and paper, the revenue gained by the British was used to fund the war against the colonies. -
Quartering Act
This required colonists to house British troops in their homes or nearby inns and treat them well. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp act congress was a meeting formed by the colonies to discuss and find a way to protest the tax in question. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
A document written by the Colonists declaring that taxes imposed on the colonists by the British without the formal consent of the colonists were unconstitutional. -
Stamp Act Repealed
After much outrage from the colonists, representatives of the colonies acted for a vote to repeal the Stamp Act. It passed, but the Declatory Act was passed the same day. -
Declaratory Act
This act states that the authority of britain was the same in the colonies, most in resentment to the repeal of the stamp act. -
Townshend Act
A series of four acts that were meant to show British dominance and authority in the colonies. The four acts consisted of placing duties on tea, paper, lead, glass, and paints in order to bring more money into Britain. -
Boston Massacre
Five colonists harassing a British Sentry were killed by British soldiers, this event helped bring support against Britain throughout the colonies. -
Committee of Correspondence
The Committee of Correspondence unified the thirteen colonies in a political union in opposition of British policy. -
Tea Act
An act to aid the struggling East India Company by shipping the tea to the colonies which would help open warehouse space and increase revenue. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an act of political protest to the Tea Act that was passed by Parliament. The Sons of Liberty destroyed a whole shipment of tea in the Boston Harbor, this was another act that influenced the war. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of punitive measures to exemplify British power in the colonies. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies in Philadelphia. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the Revolutionary war. Paul revere and William Dawes rode to warn villagers of the impending British attack by sea. -
Bunker Hill
Took place during the siege of Boston and went down at Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The battle was won by the British in the long run. -
Appeal to reason Rejected (Olive Branch Petition)
The Colonists wrote this document to King George III in attempt to reconcile the colonies with Britain but the King refused to receive the letter. -
Common Sense
An anonymously published pamphlet that attempted to inform and get colonists on board with becoming independent. It was spread and sold across all of the colonies and was read out in taverns and local areas -
Declaration of Independence
The colonists officially declared their independence from Britain, adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
