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Quartering Act
The Quartering Act required that all Americans must house and feed the British soldiers in the colonies when they needed a place to stay. The Americans were upset because they were losing money to their opponents and because when the British stayed with them they had absolutely no privacy in their home. -
The Sugar Act
The goal of the Sugar Act was to stop smuggling, this act was an indirect tax which you cannot see. The Writs of Assistance is a legal action saying you can board and search any ship entering or leaving American harbors. -
The Stamp Act
This was an act that was on all printed goods such as newspapers, or written documents for all of the colonies and this act was a direct tax which means that you can see the tax that is being put on the price of your taxes. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre all started when one word was said "fire" all they were fighting over were taxes and 5 men in the whole thing died. The first person to die was Crispus Attucks. The reason this happened and it was used as a big propoganda. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Colonists dressed up like Indians and painted their faces black and went on the British ship and dumped 1 million dollars’ worth of tea into the Harbor. The reason that this happened was because the Colonists were sick of the taxes on tea. The Boston Tea Party was a threat to the English rule. -
Lexington & Concord
The British were having a rough time in Boston and the militia is forming all over Mass. The Colonists asked King George III to send 20,000 troops and to suspend the acts. King George wants to react to that immediatly. Then their was a "shot heard around the world" 8 dead and 11 were wounded. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson got chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. On July 2 1776 the draft of the Declaration was introduced to congress and was then passed July 4th. The only one who refused to sign the Declaration was John Dickinson then after that, there was a full-blown out war.
