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The Proclamation Line of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a line King George ||| created which proclaimed that the colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains. This line was significant because the colonists could not move into the land they just fought for in a war. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was an act passed by British Parliament that put an import tax on all sugar and molasses and gave illegal smugglers that were caught big punishments. The colonists thought the British had no right to tax them without popular consent and some traders protested by smuggling these goods. -
Stamp Act
This act required colonists to pay a tax with silver to have an official stamp put on paper items and all legal documents, including newspapers, licences, and playing cards. The colonists reacted by boycotting, which eventually led to the formation of the Sons of Liberty. -
Quartering Act
This act required colonists to house British troops that were enforcing the Proclamation Line, and give them food and other supplies. This saved Britain a lot of money, but the colonists protested angrily and argued that it violated their rights. -
Townshend Act
This act passed by Charles Townshend put import tax on glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea and it suspended the NY assembly until NY agreed to quarter British troops. The colonists protested with many boycotts led by Sam Adams and the Dauhters of Liberty were formed. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight between the colonists and some British troops where the colonists started throwing snowballs, rocks, and clubs at the British and the British fired back with guns when they thought they heard their commander yell "shoot". After the event, Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty spread the story with a bias view against the British troops, known as propaganda. -
Formation of the Committee of Correspondence
The Committee of Correspondence was an organization founded by Sam Adams that exchanged letters with ideas, information, and plans of action throughout the colonies in response to the British acts and laws.This organization helped unite the colonies and kept everyone informed of acts of British Parliament. -
Tea Act
This act lowered the price on East India Company tea significantly because the tea was being shipped directly to the colonies, but this hurt colonial merchants who were selling tea and the colonists still had to pay the tax on the E.I.C. tea. The colonists planned a boycott to protest this act which was called the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
On the night of the Boston Tea Party, men disquised as Mohawk Native Americans boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor. After this event, the British punished Boston by creating the Intolerable Acts. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were four acts put together that were ment to punish the people of Boston for the Boston Tea Party. One act closed the port of Boston, one act gave British soldiers murder trials in Britain, one act strengthened the Quarting Act, and the last act appointed a governor for Massachusetts and took away thier right to govern themselves. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting held by representatives from all the colonies exept Georgia including John and Sam Adams, George Washington, and Patrick Henry at Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia. At the meeting, representatives called for the repeal of the Intolerable Acts, new boycotts, and minutemen to be trained in each of the colonies. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These battles started when 900 British troops going to sieze a weapon stash and arrest rebel leaders encountered 60 militia men in Lexington and the first shot of the American Revolution was fired,"shot heard round the wourld".After 8 patriots were dead and 10 were wounded, the British troops reached Concord but started to burn buildings when they found out the weapons had been hidden.1000 militia men then came and surrounded Concord, forcing the the British troops to retreat to Boston. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was another meeting between representatives from the colonies in Philadelphia including John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington. It acted as the National Government, which decided to build up the Continental Army, elect George Washington as general, and print money for the soldiers. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a document created by Representatives from America that declared America's independence from Britain. It also gave America the right to form a new government that would have the rights to do anything any other government could do.
