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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the war between Great Britian and the US and recognized American independence. -
Proclamation Act
The purpose of the proclamation was to establish Britain's vast new North American empire, and to stabilize relations with Native Americans through regulation of trade, settlement, and land purchases on the western frontier. -
The Sugar Act
On April 5, 1764 Parliament passed a new version of the sugar and molasses act. This would make consumers pay a tax of 6 pence per gallon of molasses. -
The Stamp Act
This act was for all American colonists, making them pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
The Quartering Act
On May 3, 1765 the British parliament passed the quartering act. This act made colonial authorities provide food, drink, fuel, transportation, and shelter to the British forces. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress is an act that required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when they bought paper items. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was a document created during the Committees of Correspondence declaring that taxes imposed on British colonists without their permission was unconstitutional -
Declaratory Act
Britain issued the Declaratory Act of 1766 which stated that Parliament could take "whatever action they thought fit for the good of the empire." -
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Townshend Act
The Townsend Act was the British Parliament's tax on the American colony that led to the taxation of imported goods, one of which was tea. -
Boston Massacre
The British shot and killed 15 unarmed colonists for heckling them. -
Commitee of Correspondence
The Committees were originally loosely organized groups in the Colonies that spread the news and helped to organize actions in protest of the British government -
Boston Tea Party
he Boston Tea Party was a protest of the lowering of the cost of the British tea by the government. The colonists tossed of 92,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Tea Act
The purpose of the British Tea Act of 1773 was to provide economic support to the failing East India Company by allowing it to sell its overstocked tea directly to American colonists. -
Intolerable Acts
Parliament passed 5 laws to punish the Americans for the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
Representatives from each colony, except Georgia, met in Philadelphia. They discussed the Intolerable Acts. -
Lexington & Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle at Bunker Hill had the British with the victory, but the Americans gained confidence with the substantial amount of British casulties. -
Appeal to Reason Rejected
The Olive Branch Petition was the final letter sent to King George III in 1775 in the hopes of avoiding the Revolutionary War. The petition claimed that the colonies did not want independence but that they wanted to negotiate trade and tax with Great Britain. -
Common Sense
The book "Common Sense" was written by Thomas Paine. The book gave colonists a view on how they should be treated compared to how they were treated and gave another look on how they should be livng. This pamphlet is the most important written during the American Revolution. -
Stamp Act Repealed
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act since it was unpopular and many were boycotting thus they were making less money than they would have if they didn't have the tax. -
Declaration of Independence
The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to explain to the whole world why the thirteen British colonies were seeking to start their own country.
