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Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 stated that the colonists could not settle past the Appalachian mountains. Britian wanted to prevent war between the Native Americans and the colonists. -
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Road to Independence
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Sugar Act
The sugar act of 1764 was passed by the British Parliment. The sugar act cut rates in half and raised the taxes of the colonists. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1765. The tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a string of laws that passed at the onset of 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain that relates to the British colonies of North America. The Townshend Acts involved five laws namely the Revenue Act of 1767, the Indemnity Act, the New York Restraining Act, the Commissioners of Customs Act, and the Vice Admiralty Court Act. It gave taxes on paint,led glass and other things. -
Boston Massacre
On the night of March 5, 1770, members of the British Army killed five civilian men in Boston. This incident is known as the Boston Massacre, and is also called the Boston Riot. The Boston Massacre, also known as “The Bloody Massacre in King Street” or the “State Street Massacre”, is a huge event that has been told and retold so many times that there are a number of inconsistencies about the actual event, during and after the incident. -
Tea Act
One of the most controversial decrees made by the British Empire in all of American History was the Tea Act. It was an act established on 1773 by the British Parliament that stated that the East Indian Company would have to cruise directly to the American colonies to export their tea instead of going first to Britain and then export it again to the same colonies. -
Boston tea party
People all over the world still commemorate the importance of the Boston Tea Party of 1773 to the stirring of the American Revolution. The uprising was caused by a series of unfortunate events on the side of Bostonians caused by British oppressors. It all started from the love of tea. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts, also known as Coercive Acts are the titles referring to the laws that the British Parliament passed in 1774. These laws had something to do with the British colonies in North America. Because of these acts, the Thirteen Colonies were enraged. The Thirteen Colonies would later become the United States. But at that time they were very much a part of the ongoing uprising of what was the American Revolusion. -
Lexington and Concord
The first shots starting the revolution were fired at Lexington. Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition the colonists had stored in the town of Concord. They also planned to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two of the key leaders of the patriot movement. -
Second Continental Congress
In 1775, what became known as the Second Continental Congress was called into session as the British stormed Boston in an attempt to arrest the patriots that publicly voiced their grievances against the crown. With the bloody fights at Concord and Lexington fresh in their minds, the delegates of twelve of the thirteen Colonies came together in Philadelphia to draw up a statement of positions in regards to the actions of the British Parliament. Georgia did not send a delegate until much later. -
Declaration of Independence
When he penned the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Thomas Jefferson had an inkling of the consequences it held for the 13 colonies, who were announcing their intention to break free from the shackles of British rule. What he and the other signers may not have anticipated, however, were the widespread effects the powerful words would also have around the world.
