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Proclamation of 1763
This order prohibited colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains, on Native American land. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act lowered the tax on the molasses the colonists imported and allowed officers to seize goods from accused smugglers without going to court which angered the colonists because they believe it violated their rights. -
Stamp Act
This law taxed almost all printed materials which enraged the colonists. -
Townshend Acts
Britian made tax imports on glass, lead, paint, tea, and paper which Britian thought was essential, but the colonists boycotted this goods as well. -
The Boston Massacre
The event where British soldiers killed 5 Bostonians in the streets of Boston. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea into the ocean. -
Coercive Acts / Intolerable Acts
A series of acts that followed the Boston Tea Party, including banning town meetings in Boston, closing the Boston Harbor until the ruined tea was paid for, and making all townspeople shelter british soldiers in their homes. -
Continental Congress
A meeting of representitives from the 12 out of 13 (not including Georgia) in which Patrick Henry wanted the colonies to unite in firm resistance to Britain. -
Midnight Ride of Revere and Dawes
Paul Revere and WIlliam Dawes rode through the streets to warn colonists of the British attack coming. -
Lexington and Concord
The first two battles of the American Revolution, leaving the colonists and the British a win. -
Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen took down Fort Ticonderoga with the "Green Mountain Boys". -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle on Breed's Hill against William Prescott's militas and the British, resulting in a British victory. -
The Declaration of Independence
The document that declared the colonists independence from Britian.
