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The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a British-produced line/boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. Made on October 7, 1763, the Proclamation Line prohibited settlers from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War. -
The Sugar act
The Sugar Act was a law created by Britain to increase British revenues by preventing the smuggling of molasses into the American colonies and enforcing the collection of higher taxes and duties -
The Quartering act
The 1765 act made it so British soldiers could not be quartered in private homes, but it did make it so the colonial legislatures
were responsible for paying for and providing barracks or other accommodations to house British regulars. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign led by speech-writers. -
The Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, were angry at the British for imposing “taxation without representation,” so they dumped 342 crates of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. -
The Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, were angry at the British for imposing “taxation without representation,” so they dumped 342 crates of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. -
The Continental Congress
Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression.