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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 closed off the frontier to colonial expansion. It was also something to calm down the indians that thought that the colonists were going to take their land from them. . The proclamation provided that all lands west of of all the rivers that flowed into the Atlantic Ocean from the west or northwest were off-limits to the colonists. -
The Sugar Act
1764 Act put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and some kinds of wine. The taxes affected only a certain part of the population, but the affected were quite vocal about how they felt. The taxes were raised without the consent of any of the colonists. -
The Currency Act
One of the reasons for the Currency Act was to reduce the British national debt. It prohibited all the colonies from issuing any new bills and making them legal tender for the paying of any debts. It forbid them form the use of any already issued bills beyond their original expiration date. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act made it that every newspaper, pamphlet, other public documents, and legal document had to have a stamp on it. The cost of the Stamp Act was pretty small. What made the law so offensive to the colonists was the standard it seemed to set. -
The Boston Massacre
A small group of colonists were up to their usual tormenting of the British soldiers. There was a quiet a big of bullying that eventually lead to all of the hostilities .A soldier fired a musket into the crowd, immediately followed by some more shots. This left several wounded and five dead including an African-American named Crispus Attucks. -
The Boston Tea Party
The colonists dressed as indians and threw tea into the boston harbor.TheTea Party was the idea of Samuel Adams. The entire reason for all of this happening was because they did not like the British tax on tea. -
First Continental Congress
The people that were on the First Continental Congress were elected by either the people, the colonial legistlatures, or the committees of correspondence of the respective colonies. They had a solid set of objectives they wanted to carry out. One thing was that the King and Parliament must understand the complaints of the colonies and that they must do everything possible to communicate the same to America, and to the rest of the world. -
Lexington and Concord
British troops had occupied Boston and were marching on Concord as they passed through Lexington. No one is still sure who fired first, but it was the "Shot Heard 'Round the World." Both sides opened fire, and the Americans were forced to withdraw. This was all preceded by Paul Revere's famous ride, warning the countryside: "The British are Coming!" -
Second Continental Congress
This group started soon after the Lexington and Concord battle. They established the militia as the Continental Army to represent the thirteen states. They also elected George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. -
Bunker Hill
On this night they moved themselves on to a hill located on Charlseton Peninsula overlooking the Boston area. From this hill the rebels could take over the town and British ships in the Boston harbor. They did this under the orders of Artemas Ward.
