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The Royal Proclamation impacted all thirteen colonies by restricting expansion to the west. In response to a Native American rebellion, King George III deemed all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off-limits to colonial settlers. The limitations protected both the Natives and Whites from one another.
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The Sugar act put tax on imported wines, coffee, textiles and indigo. The act reduced the rate of tax on molasses from 6 pence to 3. The act was designed to raise revenue for the 13 colonies
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The Stamp Act was passed by Parliament to help pay for british soldiers stations in the colonies during the French and Indian War. The act required the colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used.
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Two regiments of British troops arrive to put an end to the fresh rebellion.
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Crowds of civilians and traders pelted British Soldiers with rocks and snowballs. This resulted in British soldiers firing at the civilians and killing a handful of them.
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Samuel adams and the sons of liberty threw over 300 crates of British tea into the harbor.
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These acts forbade public meetings in Massachusetts unless sanctioned by the oral government. This also closed Boston harbor until payment for the destroyed tea was made.
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The british and patriots battle at the start of the revolution. These events began with "the shot heard around the world".
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The declaration was adopted 2 days after Congress declared independence from Great Britain.
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The American army claims a major victory at Saratoga, following this they seek camp during winter at Valley Forge. Suffering through hardship George Washington issues a call for help.
