American Revolution Part 1

By KeshawnDUnderhill

  • French And Indian War

    It was also called the seven year war to determine either France or Britain would gain more power.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    British statement that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

  • Sugar Act

    A law that attempted to curb the smuggling of sugar and molasses in the colonies by reducing the previous tax rate and enforcing the collection of duties.

  • Stamp Act

    It is where the british taxed papers, government documents etc.

  • Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies.

  • Townshend Act

    The British placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists.

  • Boston Massacre

    British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Protests by the Sons of Liberty against the British. Colonists
    dressed up as Indians and threw tea overboard. Led by Samuel
    Adams

  • Tea Act

    The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England.

  • Coercive Act

    Package of five laws implemented by the British government with the purpose of restoring authority in its colonies

  • First Continental Congress

    A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States.

  • Shot Heard Around the World

    A phrase that refers to the opening shot of the Battle of Concord in 1775, which began the American Revolutionary War and led to the creation of the United States of America.

  • Second Continental Congress

    The 13 delegates untied America during the American Revolution

  • Common Sense

    A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government.

  • Declaration of Independence

    An official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule.