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Proclamation of 1763
Summary of the event:
the king of britain made a law which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains for the native americans.
Colonists’ Reaction:
A desire for good farmland caused many colonists to defy the proclamation; others merely resented the royal restrictions on trade and migration.
Analysis:
Difference, the colonist viewed the act without enforcement, they continued to use the land after the act was enacted -
Sugar Act
Summary of the event:
The Sugar Act of 1764 was a British Law that set a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies which impacted the manufacture of rum in New England.
Colonists’ Reaction:
The Colonists were angry that they had no say in approving the tax and that in some areas of tradde they were restricted to buy only British products
Analysis:
this is also an event of differences. The british thought they had the authority to tax the colonist when the colonist thought different. -
Stamp Act
Summary of the event:
The Stamp Act required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document, license, newspaper, pamphlet, and almanac, and imposed special "stamp duites" on packages of playing cards amd dice.
Colonists’ Reaction:
the Stamp Act effected everyone. Th colonists united against the imposition of taxes by the british
Analysis:
this was a event of unity, the every colonist united in unison against the stamp act. -
Quartering Act
Summary of the event:
two Acts of British Parliament in the local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations or housing.
Colonists’ Reaction:
the colonist refused to comply.
Analysis:
This was an event of differences, the colonist did not view the act in the same light as the british. the did not enjoy the british forcing themselves into their home -
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Townshend Acts
Summary of the event:
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed, beginning in 1767, by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America.
Colonists’ Reaction:
The colonists were angry because they believed that British had no right to impose any taxes on the colonists, viewing the act of abuse of the colonies.
Analysis:
Distrust, the colonist stop trusting britian when their voice was going unheard. -
Boston Massacre
Summary of the event:
The british soldigers were attacked by a angry mob of colonist. The colonist pressured the british to shoot into the crowd. A handful of colonist died.
Colonists’ Reaction:
The patriots used this event as propoganda that british did not have their best intreast at heart.
Analysis:
This was an event of violence. Blood was shed and the relationship was not the same. -
Boston Tea Party
Summary of the event:
The Tea Act of 1773 put a high tax on the colonist's tea shippments.
Colonists’ Reaction:
Sam Adams with a group of colonists, thinly disguised as Mohawk Indians, boarded the three british ships. They broke open all the chests of tea and threw them overboard in revolt.
Analysis:
The Boston Tea Party is an example of distrust and unity. The colonist disaproved of the tax without any input in it's enactment. This is also a example of unity of the colonists revolting as one. -
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Intolerable Acts
Summary of the event:
A series of laws that were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston harbor.
Colonist's reaction
The colonists reacted with rage as they viewed the acts as an a violation of their rights.
Analysis:
This created a event of unity, the 13 colonies joined together and had the first contentintal congress. -
Lexington & Concord
Summary of the event:
A advance of 240 British soldiers marched to lexingtion and concord under order. The British were held at bay with major losses by the American forces.
Colonists’ Reaction:
Many started joining the rebel forces, angry for american blood being spilt on their land. This event kicked off the war between the United States and the British.
Analysis:
This event is an example of violence because of the bloodshed the was spilled and the hostile relationships between the two groups.
