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Stamp Act
An act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. -
Quatering Act
Required colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. -
Declaratory Act
It was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britian, which accompained the repeal of the Stamp Act and the changing of the Sugar Act. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts was originated by Charles Townshend. It was passed by the English parliament shortly after the Stamp Act. -
Boston Massacre
Street fight that occured against a patriot mob and the British. Several colonists were killed. -
Committee of Correspondence
Governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen colonies on the eve of the American Revolution. -
Tea Act
Its principal object was to reduce the massive surplus of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive. -
Proclamation Line
It was issued by King George III following Great Britain's acquistion of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War. -
Intolerable And Coercive Acts
American Patriots name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. -
"Shot Heard Around the World"
Hundreds of British troops set off from Boston toward Concord in order to seize weapons. Next morning, they reach Concord where 70 men were lined up. Somebody fired a shot, and it was uncertain what side it came from. -
Declaration Of Independence
Statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the 13 American Colonies from Great Britian.
