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French and Indian war is over British in trouble.
1763
February 10 - The French and Indian has ended and but the British are still fighting other Indians. However the British are losing a lot of money to increase their military power. So the British government tax the Colonist for more money. -
The Sugar Act
On April 5- The British government try to do things to help them get out of dept.The government put taxes on items like sugar to coffee and textiles. -
The currency act
The Currency Act passes Parliament, prohibiting the colonies from issuing legal tender paper money. -
The town meeting
Boston town meeting protesting the Greenville measures. James Otis first discusses the complaint of taxation without representation and calls for the colonies to unite. -
Free homes for the soldiers.
The Quartering Act goes into effect in the colonies which requires residents to provide housing for British troops stationed in America without a say. -
Virginia Resolution
Patrick Henry begins the discussion of the Virginia Resolutions asserting the right that only Virginia has the right to tax itself. The House of Burgesses adopts some of his less radical statements including the right to self-government. -
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty organizations are founded in towns across the colonies in order to fight against the stamp agents, often with outright violence. -
Boston merchants
Boston merchants begin a policy of non importation of British luxury goods as a form of protest against the British economic policies. This later spreads to other colonies in the country. -
The New York problems
October 7-25 - Stamp Act Congress occurs in New York City. It includes representatives from Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and South Carolina. Petition against the Stamp Act is created to be delivered to King George III. -
The warning of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin testifies before Parliament about the Stamp Act and warns that if the military is used to enforce it, this could lead to open rebellion. -
The stamp act
Just like the sugar act was the stamp act and the British repealed the act but they did it again which made the people mad even more. -
The colonist are mad
John Dickinson publishes Letters From a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies explaining the issues with British actions to tax the colonies. It is highly influential. -
The towns letter
Samuel Adams sends a letter with the approval of the Massachusetts Assembly arguing against the Townshend Acts. It is later protested by the British government. -
The warning to the British ships
After a confrontation over Customs violations, John Hancock's ship Liberty is seized in Boston. Customs officials are threatened with violence and escape to Castle William in Boston Harbor. They send out a request for help from British troops. -
The orders by George Washington
George Washington presents nonimportation resolutions to the Virginia House of Burgesses. Proclamations are sent out from Patrick Henry and Richard Henry Lee to King George III. -
The attack on the British ships
The British customs vessel Gaspee is attacked off the coast of Rhode Island. The men are set ashore and the boat is burned. -
The hunt
The English crown offers a reward for the capture of those who burnt the Gaspee. The offenders are to be sent to England for trial which upsets many colonists as it violates self-rule. -
The Boston Massacre
In Boston a crowd of colonist threw rocks and snow at the soldiers. Then the soldiers shoot their guns and killed five colonist. -
The tea act
People dress up as native american and throw tea of the ship because they don't want pay taxes. -
The rebellion
The state of Massachusetts decides to rebel against the British government.
