-
Treaty of Paris
The 1763 Treaty Of Paris ended the French and Indian war, or the Seven Years' war. France to surrender all of its territories in North America. -
Proclamation Act
The Proclamation Act was a proclamation to the French about claiming their territory after the Seven Years' War. King George III told the French that they were not to claim territory past the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
The sugar act was a tax on imported sugar into the colonies that the purchaser had to pay. The tax was about six pence. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax from the British on every single piece of paper that American colonists used. Everything from licences to playing cards -
Quartering Act
The Quartering act explained locations and conditions where British soldiers could be housed in the American colonies -
Period: to
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress was a meeting of representative from all 13 colonies to protest British taxes to come from all colonies at once. -
Declaratory Act
Accompanying the Stamp Act repeal, the Declaratory Act stated that British and American colonial taxes will be the same. -
Stamp Act Repealed
In American colonies, widespread protestation went on for four months. After the fourth month, British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act. -
Townshend Act
A series of acts over taxes by British Parliament beginning in 1767. The Townshend Acts were named after the man who proposed them, Charles Townshend. The taxes were on paper as well as glass, paint, oil, lead, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
A British sentry was being pressed by an angry crowd, who were throwing snowballs and heckling the soldier. A squad came to the aid of the sentry, and ended up firing into the crowd of people. Five citizens were killed and six were injured. Nine of the British soldiers were arrested and charged with manslaughter. Of the arrested soldiers included the officer in charge, Capt. Thomas Preston. -
Committees of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence were to rally colonial opposition to British policies. They also established a political union in the 13 colonies. -
Tea Act
The main purpose of the Tea Act was not to raise revenue from the colonies, but to try and save the failing East India Company, a key part of British economy. The Tea Act almost directly resulted in the Boston Tea Party -
Boston Tea Party
The cities of Charleston, New York, and Philadelphia were rejecting shipments of British tea. On the night of December 16th, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships and started throwing chests of tea overboard. 342 chests of tea were thrown overboard that night. This gesture resulted in the Intolerable Acts. -
Intolerable Acts
Also called Coercive Acts, the main goal of the Intolerable Acts was to punish the colonists. Britain wanted to show American colonists that they were in charge -
Period: to
1st Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies to discuss their resistance of British taxation. -
Period: to
1st Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies to discuss their resistance of British taxation -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was written about their complaints over taxes. It was written by John Dickinson. -
Lexington & Concord
The Battles of Lexington & Concord were the first two military engagements of the American Revolution. British soldiers marched to Concord nearby so seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other men warned the militia about the approach of British soldiers. The militia mobilized to intercept the British, where a confrontation started on the town green in Lexington. the British were pushed back hastily with colonial gunfire. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle was a loss for the colonists. Although inexperienced in combat, the colonists inflicted heavy casualties on the British army, which gave the colonists a great morale boost. -
Olive Branch Petition Rejected
Richard Penn and Arthur Lee presented the Olive Branch Petition, written by John Dickinson to the Earl of Dartmouth. The Earl of Dartmouth then presented it to King George III refused to even accept the petition. The point of the petition was to attempt to prevent a final break of war between the colonies and Britain. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, it contained his reasons for American independence from Britain. Common Sense was originally published anonymously
