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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris stated that the French had to leave America and the colonists couldn't go into the Ohio River Valley and this angered the colonists because they were'nt able to colonize in the land that they helped to conquer -
Boston Tea Party
It was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty against the tax policy of the British Government that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies. The protest involved the Sons of Liberty dressing up as Mohawk Indians dumping tea into the harbor -
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Events leading up to revolution
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The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act reduced the tax on foreign molasses and this was put into place to make the colonists encourage to pay the tax to put an end to smuggling. This really wasn't effective for the colonists wanted the tax gone because they wanted representation parliament. -
The Stamp Act
Tax on almost all printed goods like newspapers, books, court documents, contracts, and land deeds. This was a first direct tax to colonists and furthered the colonist's anger for British laws imposed on them without representation -
The Quartering Act
Colonists were required to house and provide supplies for British troops after the French and Indian war but most went along with it because they accepted parliament's right to regulate trade and provide for the defense. -
The Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act repealed the Stamp Act because the boycotts from the Americas were hurting British trade. Some colonists were still angry because they thought more acts were to come. -
The Townshend Act
Tax on paper, paint, lead, glass and tea that were imported into the colonies. This made the colonists angry because they are once again being taxed -
Boston Massacre
A bunch of colonists were throwing snowballs and rocks at a couple of guards. The guards reacted and fired into the crowd. 5 people died and a couple were wounded. Paul Revere used this as propaganda to fire up the colonist's hate for the British -
The Boston Tea Party
It was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. They protested against the British tax policy on tea by dressing up as Mowhawk indians and dumped tea into the harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts
In response to the Boston Tea Party parliament clsoed down the Boston port as a punishment because of the dumping of tea and it was meant to hurt the economy because a lot of the ways they make money involve fishing
