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French and Indian War
AKA ¨The Seven Years´ War¨ This war was fought between Britain and France. This war broke out because the French and English both claimed the Ohio River Valley. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 created a boundary known as the proclamation line, which separated the British colonies on the Atlantic coast from American Indian lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was the first tax on American colonies by British Parliament. The sugar act put taxes on sugar, molasses, and most shipped goods. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by British Parliament on American colonist. This act required people to pay a tax for every printed sheet of paper they used. -
Quartering Act
Two British Laws that were designed to force local colonial governments to provide provisions and housing to British soldiers stationed in the 13 Colonies of America. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies. This Act taxed goods imported to the American colonies, the American colonists saw this as an abuse of power. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight between British soldiers and American colonists in Boston. This was a verbal conflict in which escalated to soldiers shooting and killing 5 colonists. The reason for the Boston Massacre is because the British had instituted a number of new taxes on the American colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
A raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor. American colonists were angry at Britain for "taxation without representation." The Boston Tea Party was the first major opposition to British rule over the colonists. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was an act that permitted the East India Company to ship tea from its warehouse in Britain without paying the duty. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. This was a meeting where members could share concerns about the tensions with the British throughout the colonies. -
Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament. These laws were a punishment to the colonists for the Boston Tea Party and other acts within the colonies. -
Second Continental Congress
The second Continental Congress was a group that met inside Independence Hall. The congress was preparing for war because they met months after shots had been fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. -
Shot Heard Around the World
This "shot heard around the world" refers to the opening shot of the Battle of Concord. This began the American Revolution. -
Common Sense
Common Sense advised independence for the American colonies from Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
The first formal statement by a nation's people. This document was wrote by Thomas Jefferson.