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Proclamation of 1763
End of the Frech and Indian War and forbade settlers not to settle west of the Appalachian Mts. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act taxed colonial exports like sugar, molasses, wine and whale fin and also provided harsh punishments for smugglers -
The Stamp Act
The stamp act taxed all printed material, this law outraged the colonists. -
The Quatering Act of 1765
This law required the colonists to house the British soldiers -
Repeal of Stamp Act
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act due to the boycotts and demands to repeal the act -
The Declaratory Act
Parliament stated that it had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies at all times -
The Townshend Act
This law taxed imports such as glass, lead, tea and paper -
Boston Massacre
Violence on the Boston's street between the Redcoats and Bostonians, where the Redcoats killed 5 colonists. -
The Tea Act
Gave the British East India Company complete power over the tea market in the colonies. Also lowered taxes in hopes the colonists would pay them. -
The Boston Tea Party
A political protest by the Sons of Liberty where they dressed up like Indians and dumped loads of Brtiish tea off of boats to protest against the Tea Act -
The Quebec Act
This law created a government for Canada and extended Canada's territory south all the way to the Ohio River, this action ignored the colonies' claim to that region. -
First Continental Congress
All but one of the colonies met to discuss the Intolerable acts and make sure the British understood hwo they felt about the new laws. They agreed to meet again in 1775 if their complaints weren't addressed -
Second Continental Congress
Created the Olive Branch petition which assured that the colonists wanted peace and asked him to protect the colonist' rights which he rejected. In response the Continetal Army was created led by George Washington and later asked to Thomas Jefferson to create a document declaring America's freedom from the British -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
The Brtiish were coming to seize wapons from the Massachusetts militia and arrest their leaders. Minuteman and the British had shots fired at Lexington which then the British went to Concord and had heavy losses so they later surrendered back to Boston -
Capture of Ft. Ticonderoga
The surrender of the British Ft. Ticonderoga seized by the Green Mountain Boys which were led by the Connecticut militia captain Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen from Vermont took the fort by surprise. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Boston militia Colonel William Prescott faced off British soldiers on Breed's Hill where British suffered heavy losses but finally Americans ran out of gunpowder and had to retreat. -
Common Sense Published
A writer named Thomas Paine published a book titled Common Sense which promoted independence from Great Britain in bold but simple language. -
Decleration of Independence
The birth of the United States of America
