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The end of the French and Indian War
At the end of the French and Indian War, Great Britan was in debt because of the war finances. To make up for their loss of money, they taxed the colonies. The colonies started to get angry at Britan because of these new taxes. -
the Proclamation of 1763
In 1763 the proclamation of 1763 was passed by parliament. The bill was passed to prevent the colonist from moving west in Native American teritory, west of the Appplation mountians. The king did not want to keep protecting the colonists from the Native Americans. The colonists were aggrivated that Britian would not protect them. Most people moved West anyways and ignored the proclimation. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act was a tax on sugar and molasses. The British passed this tax because they thought the colonies should pay for the war. The colonies thought this was taxation without representation. In reaction the colonists boycotted and smuggled the taxed sugar. -
Stamp Act
Legal documents, newspapers, dice, cards, ect. required special tax stamps. The colonists obviously objected this law, and violence started to increase. All of these taxes were unfair because the colnists had no say in parliment. website -
quartering act
Colonists were forced to house British soldiers stationed in the colonies. The soldiers were free to have beer bread, and a bed at night. The colonists were outraged because of this violation of their rights. Some colonists refused and more violence went twords the soldiers. website -
Townshend Act
The Townshend act was a tax on imports such as glass, paper, and tea. British officers had documents that allowed them to search colonial ships for smuggled goods. These were called writs of assistance. Colonists decided that this violated there rights. The colonists signed non-importation agreements with merchents. website -
Boston Masacre
The Boston Massacre was a killing in the streets of Boston on March 5, 1770. Five colonists were shot down by British soldiers. These colonists were shot at because they were rioting with clubs and throwing ice at the soldiers. The soldiers were not found guilty because they only shot in self defence. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act forced the colonists to get their tea directly from the British East India Company. This is because the colonists were boycotting tea, and the British East India Company was in debt. Though this lowered the price of tea for colonists, they still thought that it violated their rights. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was the colonists reaction to the Tea Act. The Sons Of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and snuck onto British East India Company ships and dumped their tea into the Boston Harbor. The colonists were severely punished for their doing. More British soldiers were sent to the colonies to make sure that this did not happen again. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting held by representatives from twelve of the thirteen colonies. The meeting discussed the Intolerable Acts. The colonists wanted to break away from Britan and become their own country. That country is now known as the United States of America. -
Intolerable Acts
These were the acts that parliment passed to punish the colinists for the Boston Tea Party. It banned them from having town meetings and closed the Boston Harbor. Also, more British soldiers were housed at the colonies (Quartering Act). The colonists were outraged and this led to the First Contenental Congress website -
Paul Revere's Ride
On April 18, 1775, a signal was set out on a lamp on the Old North Church. Paul Revere and William Dawes rode thruoghout the night warning colonists about the invading Britsish soldiers that were coming by land.
