Colonial Resistance By: Mekiya Smith

By Sakiya

  • French and Indian war 1754-63

    Also know as 7 years if war. The colonies and Britain defeated France and got France's land

  • Proclamation of 1763

    A Statment that gave Britain control of land transactions, settlement, and trade

  • Sugar act

    And act made to help the English military and made anything that goes to the colonies go through Britain first

  • Stamp Act

    Colonists had to extra taxesfor simple things like newspapers, customs documents, various licenses, and diplomas

  • Quartering Act

    It was set in place so the soldiers had some where to sleep and eat

  • Townshend Act

    Placed taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea

  • Boston Massacre

    The killing of 4 colonists after they threw snoballs filled with rock as at the soldiers

  • Tea Act

    Made the East India tea the cheapest and every other tea higher so they colonists could really only buy East India tea

  • Boston Tea Party

    When tea in the ocean because of the tea act

  • Intolerable Acts

    Laws placed after the Boston Tea Party by Britain

  • First Continental Congress

    56 delegates were sent from each of the 13 colonies to meet in Philadelphia as representives and they talked about the rights of coloni9

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord 1775-83

    Started the revolutionary War