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French and Indian War
Also known as the Seven Year War, the war was fought over land between the English and French. The war was the French siding with the Indians fighting against the British forces, and the war ended with the French being defeated. The dispute over subsequent policies to pay for the war led to colonists being dissatisfied. -
Proclamation of 1763
Issued by King George III, it let only Britain have control over the west Appalachian Mountains. As result colonists were angered and felt that the proclamation was to keep them under strict control. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act was a tax that was passed by the British intended to help with English military expenses. It required shipments to pass through British ports. This ends up with colonists boycotting British-produced goods. -
Stamp Act
This act, like those passed in 1764, was enacted to raise money for Britain. It imposed taxes on newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, etc. it provoked colonists to protest. -
Quartering act
The act requires colonial governments to provide and pay for feeding and sheltering troops stationed in their colony. Colonists were not compensated for this and some resented the act because they were taxed to pay for provision and barracks. -
Townshend Acts
This new law imposed taxes on, glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea imported to the colonies. This fueled the distrust between colonists and the British government and as a result, more soldiers were sent in response to the protests. Later these laws were repealed except for the tax on tea. -
Boston Massacare
The Boston Massacre began with colonists mobs throwing snowballs, stones, sticks, and other objects at British troops in Boston. This resulted in several colonists being shot dead by the British soldiers and escalated the tensions of the military presence. -
Tea Act
The law was set in place on May 10, 1773, by the British Parliament, which gave control of the trade and delivery of tea to the East India Tea Company. This angered colonists as they see this as "taxation without representation" or tax required by law but without having a say in the policy, because they can't buy tea from anywhere else without spending a lot more money. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the American Colonists against the British government. They boarded three trade ships in Boston Harbor and threw the ships' cargo of tea overboard into the ocean. This resulted in the Intolerable Act. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of laws were passed by the British Parliament as a result of the Boston Tea Party. The outrage it caused became the spark that led to the outbreak American Revolution in 1775. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies met at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They discussed the current situation with Britain including the Intolerable Acts. The result was a statement by the colonies that stated the rights of the colonists and stopped the trade from the British. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
British soldiers marched into Lexington and Concord intended to stop the possibility of rebellion by taking weapons from the colonists. Instead, their actions caused the first battle of the Revolutionary War.