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On October 7, 1763 an act was put in place to conciliate the Native Americans by checking the encroachment of settlers on their land.
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The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian war also known as the seven years war between Great Britain and France.
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The Sugar Act was created basically to stop illegal trade of sugar and molasses. The British did not want the Americas to trade with anyone else, especially Spain and France.
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This is where British soldiers are required to find a room and stay in American Colonies.
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This act required colonists to pay taxes on every piece of printed paper they used. It was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765.
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This was the first real congress in America. This included congress members from the British colonies within North America. It was held in New York City. This is important because even though the colonies had differing opinions, they had to come together and make a plan.
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This was created so the colonies could state that taxes from the British were no longer going to be excepted. This was mostly important because of the stamp act, which stated that no documents or any paper could be printed on without taxes.
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An act where the Parliament of Great Britain repealed the Stamp Act and making the Sugar Act lessen.
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After a long few months of waiting and fighting, the stamp act was repealed. The colonies protested against the stamp act until finally it was stopped in 1776, by the British.
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This was an act that taxed British imports that were for the American colonies.
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The Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770. It was a deadly riot that started between American colonists and a lone British soldier but, quickly escalated into a chaotic, bloody massacre. This event paved the way for the American Revolution.
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This was one of the first ways that the American colonies could communicate with each other before the revolution.
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This was to reduce big amounts of tea held by the British.
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The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that took place on December 16, 1773. The american colonists were angry that they were being taxed without representation so, they dumped 342 chests of British tea into the harbor.
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At this point the Americans couldn't "tolerate" the harsh British laws, so the intolerable acts were five laws passed by the British government, these laws were created as a punishment after the Boston Tea Party.
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There was voted 12 delegates to stand for 12 of the thirteen colonies. This took place at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Georgia was the only colony that did not participate.
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Olive Branch Petition was the Americans last attempt to avoid going to war with Britain. It stated their rights as British citizens and pledged their loyalty.
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On April 19, 1775 the battles of Lexington and Concord were fought which kicked off the Revolutionary war.
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Bunker Hill was a battle fought by the British and Americans. It was fought in Massachusetts, won by the British. Even though the colonists were defeated, this gave them more confidence at the end of the day.
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A pamphlet written by Thomas Pain establishing American Independence against the British.
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There were five men appointed for the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was elected to write the first draft. It wasn't presented to the congress until June 28, 1776. It was written to state everything the colonies wanted, which was pretty much just freedom.
