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End of French-Indian War
The end of the war between Great Britain and France (with their Native American allies) in North America. It ended with the Treaty of Paris offered by the British. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_%26_Indian_War -
Sugar Act
This act was used to gain revenue for Britain through merchantism, so they colonists got taxed for getting sugar and molasses even though they had no say in the law. This started the growing impatience in colonists that started the American Revolution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Acten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Act -
Stamp Act
A direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America. The act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765 -
Townsend Acts
These acts were acts that were made to get Revenue for Britain after the French-Indian War. The colonists did not like it, since it taxed them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsend_Acts -
Boston Massacre/Boston Riot
Colonists stood in Boston to protest British taxes (such as the Townsend Act). British soldiers came and told the colonists to leave. Colonists threw the first rock and British men opened fire, killing seven colonists. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre -
Tea Act
The objectives were to undercut smuggled tea prices in Britain's North American colonies. This was supposed to convince the colonists to purchase Company tea on which the Townshend duties were paid, thus implicitly agreeing to accept Parliament's right of taxation. But the British reserved the right to collect taxes through force. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Act -
Boston Tea Party
After officials in Boston, Massachusetts refused to give taxed tea back to Britain, colonists boarded the ship and destroyed the tea by dumping it into Boston harbor as a form of protest against the Tea Act. This was their way to fight back against the British, which started the Intolerable Acts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre -
Boston Port Act
This was a direct response to the Boston Tea Party with Britain taking punitive measures against the colonists in hope to discourage and punish the colonists. This outlawed the use of the Boston harbor. The colonists argued that they were not allowed to use their harbor and were not allowed to argue their case, even though they were 'represented'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Port_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Port_Act -
Massachusetts Government Act
The King of Britain made a law to take away the Massachusetts government and put someone he trusted in control, since the Britains thought the government there was the cause of their errant behavior. Once again, they were not fairly represented. -
First Continental Congress
This was a meeting between 12 of the 13 American colonies to figure out what to do to stop the Intolerable Acts. They tried to appeal to the crown, but their appeal failed. The representitives at this time already started to tell their people to start training a militia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Continental_Congress -
Second Continental Congress
This was a meeting between all thirteen colonies of America, and this is when they Raitified the Articles of Confederacy. This Congress was all about a war effort so they could go to war with Britain for their liberty. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Continental_Congress -
Declaration of Independence is Adopted
This was a statement adopted by the continental congress stating that the thirteen colonies in America were now seperated from Britain and were now Independent States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence
