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Navigation acts
Was a series of acts passed in the English parliament was made to protect English shipping and make a profit to the home country. -
French and Indian war
Known as the seven year war. war between Britain and France. The war was for the Ohio valley region. the British won the war. -
Proclamation of 1763
It prohibited the colonist from sailing west.The colonist were upset because they were not allowed to go on the land that they helped fight for. -
Sugar Act
The British taxed sugar. As a response the colonist formed a boycott. -
Stamp Act
British put a tax on all papers. The colonist tared and feathers the tax collectors. -
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
they organized boycotts. the women helped by weaving things to so that colonists wouldn't buy from the British. -
quartering act
British soldiers were taking over colonists homes and taking their food and drinks. the colonist violently refused. -
Declaratory act
parliament agreed to repeal the stamp act -
townshen act
taxes glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. more protest and boycotting colonist also were smuggling. -
Boston massacre
Boston people threw things at British solders because they were angry. the solders shot into the crowed and 5 people died. -
committees of correspondence
A group of men that gave news about British solders and government. The group was organized by Sam Adams -
Boston Tea Party
The colonist dressed as Native Americans and aborted a ship and dumped the tea into the water. -
Tea Act
Colonist payed England tax for the tea. In response the colonist had the Boston tea party. they started smuggling tea. -
Intolerable Acts
The British were determined to make the colonist obey -
First Continental congress
sons of liberty organized a group of representatives from each colony. Boycott was approved trough all colonies. Almost all trade was cut off. established a second meting for the Continental congress. -
Second Continental congress
Olive branch partition meet in Philadelphia -
Battle of bunker hill
Solders marched up bunker hill. took the British 3 times to take bunker hill. -
Tomas pains conman sense
Thomas pain wanted people to think of what was happening he explained people must fight against unfair and unjust ways.
