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Events Leading to American Revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
The British set up an imaginary line so the settlers wouldnt establish settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains and required fur traders permission before entering the territory -
Sugar Act of 1764
Put a tax on foreign sugar, molasses, and other items -
Stamp Act 1765
Placed a tax on all printed matter, such as advertisements, diplomas, legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards -
Stamp Act Congress
United 9 colonies to have a signifigant step towards independence -
Quartering Act 1765
Required colonists to house and feed British troops -
Declaratory Act 1766
Repealed Stamp Act -
Townshend Acts 1767
Placed important duties on items such as tea, lead, glass, and dyes for paint -
Boston Massacre 1770
British troop went to silent the protests and opened fire on the colonists. 5 found dead after -
Tea Act 1773
Permitted the British East India Company to sell tea directly to American agents and the American opposed the act and refused to buy tea -
Boston Tea Party
A few colonists dressed up as Native Americans boarded ships that were set up to send tea back to England and tossed 342 chests of tea in the Boston Harbor -
Coercive Acts 1774
Four laws made to punish Boston and Massachusetts and to help strengthen British control over the colonies -
Quebec Act 1774
Extended Quebec's boundary to south of the Ohio River, resulting in overriding Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia's claims to the Western Lnds -
1st Continental Congress
A convention where delegates could discuss their grievances and consider their options -
Battles of Lexington/Concord
British troops left from Boston and across the Charles River, but the colonists had watchmen who told the towns that the British were coming. The next day, the British killed 8 colonists and then went to Concord. Coming back to Boston, hundreds of colonists attacted the British and were successful -
2nd Continental Congress
Peopl would discuss indepedence from Britain and if they agree or not -
Olive Branch Petition
A petition that stated the colonists loyalty to the king and asked for his help in ending the conflict -
Declaration of Independence
States that the colonies are now independent from British control
