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King George III issued a proclamation that forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. He hoped to placate Native Americans who had sided against him during the recently concluded Seven Years' War.
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First internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British government. The act imposed a tax on all paper.
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Required colonists to provide food for any British soldiers in the area. Colonists had to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations and housing.
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Passed alongside the repeal of the Stamp Act. It reaffirmed Parliament's unqualified sovereignty over the North American colonies.
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Named after Charles Townshend. Persuaded Parliament to pass these regulations with an import duty on glass, while lead, paper and paint and tea. Sparked a wave of protests.
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Incident where five colonists were killed by British soldiers. British officer was arrested for manslaughter. This event helped cause the colonial public to the patriot cause.
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Network of individuals that kept people informed throughout the colonies. This was created after the Boston Massacre.
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Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. Wanted to reduce the amount of tea held by the British.
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Was a protest by the Sons of Liberty. Dumped crates of tea overboard.
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These were harsh laws that were passed by the British Parliament. Did this to punish the American colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
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This refers to the first shot of the American Revolutionary War. This was a phrase in the poem Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, supporting the independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.
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Statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress. Announced that the thirteen colonies were independent states.
