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French and Indian War End
The war was fought to decide if Britain or France would be the strong power in North America. The war began with conflicts about land. -
Stamp Act Passed
The new tax was imposed on all American colonist and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper the used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. -
Stamp Act repealed
British merchants and manufacturers pressured Parliament because their exports to the colonies were threatened by boycotts. -
Declaratory Act passed
It stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain. -
Townshend Act passed
A series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767. They placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists including the following: New taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party took place because the colonists did not want to have to pay taxes on the British tea. ... The effect of the Boston Tea Party was that the British passed the Intolerable acts, which were very harsh and cruel to the people of Boston. -
Coercive Acts passed
A series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774, relating to Britain's colonies in North America. Passed in response to the Boston Tea Party, the Coercive Acts sought to punish Massachusetts as a warning to other colonies.