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Stamp Act
British Action: The British pass the Stamp Act, the colonists need to buy a special stamp to prove the payment of the tax.
Colonial Reaction: Colonists annoy stamp distributors, boycott British goods, and make a Declaration of Rights and Grievances. -
Townshend Act
British Action: Britain tax certain imports and stations troops at major colonial ports.
Colonial Reaction: Colonists start protesting "taxation without representation" and organize a new boycott for the taxed goods. -
Boston Massacre
British Action: British troops are taunted by an angry mob so they fire into the crowd and kill five colonists.
Colonial Reaction: The colonists call it a massacre and use it as propaganda against the British. -
Tea Act
British Action: Britain shut down colonial tea merchants to create a monopoly on tea.
Colonial Reaction: The colonists dump lots of tea into the ocean in Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Act
British Action: The King George III tightens control of Massachusetts by closing Boston Harbor and making the colonists take in troops into their houses.
Colonial Reaction: The colonists leaders for the First Continental Congress and make a declaration of colonial rights. -
Lexington and Concord
British Action: Troops are ordered to march to Concord, Massachusetts and take colonial weapons.
Colonial Reaction: The Minutemen intercept the British troops and engage in battle.
