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The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763The proclamation limited the movement of the colonists. The colonists could not move past the Appalachian Mountains. The king and his council presented the proclamation to protect the colonists from Indian attacks. The colonists were shocked by their king's decision. They were mad that they could not move. The king would not let them move after they just won a war letting them be free. -
End of the French and Indian War
End of French and Indian WarThe British defeated the French after losing many battles against them. The British colonists were very excited to have won this very long and dissapointing war. This was not a cause of the war to come. They were not thinking about any major problem coming. -
Sugar Act
Sugar ActColonial merchants were required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of molasses, but because of corruption, they ignored the taxes and undercut the intention of the tax. The colonists are starting to get more and more mad with the king. They had to pay more for a smaller portion. The colonists thought that they should have no taxation without representation. -
Stamp Act
Stamp ActGoods that were brought from Great Britian became taxed. When you bought a good, it would be stamped with this symbol. This symbol showed that you payed the tax for that item. The colonists were getting more upset with every law the king was passing. The colonists also thought it was unfair for Parliment to tax them when they had no representative in Great Britian. It was the second tax that the king has imposed. -
Quartering Act
Quartering ActIn Bosten, colonists are forced to house British soldiers while they are breaking up the riots there. The colonists were not too enthusiastic about this due to their kings recent taxes. The colonists thought it was agaist their right of privacy. -
Townshend Act
Townshend ActTaxes on goods like glass, paper, and tea were upped to a higher price. The colonsts were getting very infurriated with the king now. The British officers were allowed to use Writs of Assistance to search colonial ships whenever they felt the need to. The colonists thought that this was another invasion of their privacy and right. They thought that their rights were being vialated. -
Boston Massacre
Boston MassacreFive colonists were shot and killed.They were attacking the British soldiers who fired on the mob. The colonists started more riots like this because of the king always intruding. The colonists felt as though the British soldiers were not letting them have their freedom. -
Tea Act
Tea ActAll the tea that was imported became taxed. The colonists were being forced into taking drastic measures. They started to boycott the tea. This was the cause of the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea PartyThe Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians, snuck onto British East Indian ships and dumped all the tea into the harbor. At that moment the colonists were very proud to have done this. Britian was very very outraged with the colonists because Britian lost all of the tea and lots of money. -
Ceorcive/Intolerable Acts
Ceorcive/Intolerable ActsThey were against Boston for the Boston Tea Party. There were taxes on town meetings and they closed the Boston harbor until all of the tea was payed for. This was the cause of a new quartering act. The colonists are not shure what to do about this. The colonists got support from Massachusetts. The colonists held the First Continential Congress. -
The First Continential Congress
The First Continential CongressThe First Continental Congress sent a petition to King George III to inform him that if it had not been for the acts of oppression forced upon the colonies by the British Parliament, the American people would be standing behind British rule. The colonists are hoping that the king will take their petition into consideration. The petition did not make the king too happy. The king ignored their petition and continued his acts of opression. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere's RidePaul Revere rode through Boston yelling "The British are coming" on his horse at night. He was also calling the militia to come out and defend them. They hung one lantern if the British were coming by land, or two if they were coming by sea. They hung the lanterns on the Old North Church bell tower to show that they were coming by sea. Paul rode to Lexington and Concord. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and ConcordThe first shots starting the revolution were fired there. The first shot was known as "the shot heard around the world". The colonists relized that they were in alot of trouble.
