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French & Indian War
While it has nothing to do with the Indians/ Native Americans, it was a war fought between Great Britain and France between 1754-1763. It was fought over trade disputes in the Ohio River Valley. -
Proclamation line of 1763
Was a line that separated the colonies over the Appalachian Mountains. Was allowed to cross, but no support of the British could be acquired. -
Currency Act
Was again, imposed on the colonists for F&I debts. Changed the way money was issued on colonists. -
Sugar Act
Imposed on the colonists in 1764, this was just one of the many infamous tax acts. It mainly put the tax on sugar, hence the sugar act. -
Stamp Act
Again, a tax imposed on the colonists by Britain. Was done on newspapers, so then they must be produced in Britain with British paper and a tax on stamps. -
Quartering Act
This allowed British soldiers to be accompanied in colonists rooms. They would have to be served by the homeowners inside for almost everything. -
Townshend Acts
These were a series of acts placed by the British on the colonists, which had taxes for oil paint, lead, paper, and tea. This fueled the colonists angry reaction towards the british. -
Boston Massacre
A shooting categorized as a "massacre" in 1770. Happened when British soldiers killed 5 people in a upcoming angry mob. -
Tea Act
This was a well known spark of another event. Imposed a tax on tea, and singled out other tea sources except for Britain -
Boston Tea Party
Was done by the colonists in response to the Tea acts. Colonists dumped a lot of moneys worth of Tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Was imposed on the colonists due to the Boston Tea Party. Was also called the Coercive Acts. They closed the Boston Harbor until order was restored. -
First Continental Congress Meeting
A meeting to the response of the Coercive Acts. These colonies would eventually merge to be come the United States of America. -
Battle Lexington and Concorde
Starte don April 19, 1775. Two battles between Colonial Minutemen and British soldiers. British soldiers returned from a weapons search from Boston. The first battle, the colonists, but the second, they won. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet made by Thomas Paine. Written in clear persuasive, it encourage many people to join the cause for the Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
The event that started it all! It was a document sent to England to declare the 13 colonists Independence.
