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Proclamation of 1763
Parliament declared no settlement should be established West of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonist ignored the British and moved West. -
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Pre-Revolution Era
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1764: Sugar Act
Halved the duty on foreign-made molasses, placed duties on certain imports, and strengthened the enforcement of the law allowing prosecutors to try smuggling cases in vice admiralty instead of colonial court. The colonists became unhappy with Great Britain making laws for them. -
1765: Stamp Act
Required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document, and imposed special stamp duties. Colonists unified in defiance and boycotted. -
1765: Quartering Act
Allowed troops to stay in public houses and inns. This made the colonists angry because British troops now could sleep in their homes without their permission. -
Patrick Henry's "If this be Treason Speech"
Patrick Henry speaking out against the Stamp Act. His famous quote "give me liberty, or give me death!" was in this speech. -
1766: Repeal of Stamp Act
Took away Stamp Act, but replaced it with the Declaratory Act. Colonist became happy with repeal of Stamp Act, but angry all over again when Declaratory Act was passed. -
1767: Townshend Act/Duties
Began in 1767: Taxed glass, lead, paint, and paper, and tea, the colonists favorite drink. Colonists reacted in rage and formed a well-organized resistance. -
Boston Massacre of 1770
Armed clash between the Colonists and the armed British, resulted in the British killing the defenseless colonists. Colonists named it the Boston Massacre of 1770 and calmed down for two years. -
1773 :Tea Act
Allowed the British East India Company the right to sell tea to the colonies free of the taxes that colonial tea sellers had to pay. The colonist protested violently. -
The Boston Tea Party
Was organized by the Sons of Liberty in response to the Tea Act.The response of the colonists in Boston to the Tea Act. -
Intolerable Acts of 1774
Laws that were passed in response the Boston Tea Party, shut down the Boston Harbor, allowed British commanders to house soldiers in vacant private homes and other buildings and appointed General Thomas Gage the new governor of Massachusetts, who placed Boston under marital law. Colonies assembled the First Continental Congress to draw up a declaration of colonial rights. -
Lexington and Concord
The attack on minutemen in Concord by Gage's men to capture weapons and ammunition. Colonist retaliated by fighting back, forcing the British soldiers to flee in humiliation. Named "A Glorious Day For America." -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Led by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys and Benedict Arnold. The colonists victory was short lived because the lost the fort in 1777. -
1775: Battle of Bunker Hill
General Gage striking back at the militiamen that had attacked his troops at Lexington and Concord. Colonists held of the British three times before having to surrender because they ran out of ammunition. -
Olive Branch Petition
A petition sent to the British urging a return to "the former harmony" between the colonies. The King rejected, angering the colonists on the verge of declaring war. -
1775: Second Continental Congress
The committees assembling to ready the war, while also looking for a way to make peace. Created the Olive Branch Petition.
