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French and Indian War
Battle for land on the other side of the Appalachian mountains. After war, there was debt to pay that Britain made colonists pay in taxes. This angered the colonists -
Proclamation Line
Restricted access to land they just won in the 7 year's war, and were forced to pay taxes to pay for the war. -
Sugar Act
Tax on sugar in colonies to lower the debt from The French and Indian war. Put the colonists were put in debt while getting Britain out of debt. -
Currency Act
It extended the currency act of 1751, but did not restrict colonists from using paper money but stopped future emissions of paper money -
Stamp Act
Put tax on newspaper and legal documents . Colonial opposition led to American Revolution. -
Quartering Act
Allowed British army to stay in home and eat there for free. Many times British soldiers were rude and ungrateful. -
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
An American group that united colonists and participated in boycotts. Played a major role in opposing the stamp act. -
Stamp Act Congress
First congress brought together where the colonies were represented and talked about issues. -
Townshend Acts
Taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea imported to colonies. Made getting things from England expensive and difficult. -
Non-importation resolutions
Speed economic recovery and opposing townshend acts in Virginia. Made them stand united against continued British taxation and trade control. -
Boston Massacre
British Soldiers killed a group of colonists for taunting them. This made the colonists want to riot and demand punishment for these soldiers. -
Committees of correspondence
A shadow government that superseded royal officials and colonial legislatures. Established a union between colonies -
Tea Act
Allowed British east tea company to bring its tea to Colonies free of duties. -
Boston Tea Party
political protest to tea act -
Intolerable Acts
Laws passed by British parliament to punish Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea party -
First Continental Congress
Met in response to Intolerable acts.They decided if acts were not repealed they would cease trade with England. -
2nd Continental Congress
The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence. Declared the beginning of the American Revolution -
Lexington and Concord
The first Military engagements of the American Revolution. Lexington was a very short fight that American soldiers ran from. At concord soldiers waited for more forces then attacked British soldiers and won. -
Declaration of Independence
Document telling Great Britain that the thirteen colonies were to become separate from them. -
American Revolution
War fought between England and the thirteen colonies due to their decision in rejecting England's monarchy.
