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The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was made by the king. He did so because he was angry that the colonistsfor The French and Indian War and wanted to punish them. He took the land they had gotten in The Treaty of Paris and made it off limits. All land to the west of the Appalachain Mountains were forbidden to settle. The colonists were outraged. In their eyes they had fought a long and bloody battle to get that land and now their monarch was taking it away. -
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The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a tax placed on anything with sugar. It was used to lower the taxes of The Molasses Act. It was meant to decrease smuggling but it didn't quite work out. There was an Indirect Tax added to the sugar. The British Government issued The Writs of Assistance which enabled them to search and seize property without a warrant. There was widespread anger in accordance with this act. -
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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act placed a tax on all printed goods. It was a direct tax which you paid for seperately than the item. The tax was anywhere from 1 cent (newspapers) the $10 (diplomas). The colonists felt their rights were violated and resisted the tax as much as possible. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act made it so colonists had to house soldiers in their homes. They had to pay for them and feed them as well. This was met with resistance, disbelief, and anger. -
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Troops Arrive
On October 1st troops arrive in Boston in response to unrest in the colonies. The colonists were not happy. -
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The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was in response to two things. The colonists were not happy about the troops being placed in Boston and Britain giving themselves the right to tax the colonists. A group of civilians were taunting and throwing snowballs into a group of troops. The snowballs had pebbles, dirt, and ice chunks in them and one knocked down a soldier. He shoot his musket into the crowd, eliciting other soldiers to shoot. At the end of this there were 5 dead civilians. -
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Tea Act
The Tea Act was another tax Britain placed on the colonists. They did it to try to help the East India Company and the colonists were not happy. The colonists saw it as an indirect tax to support the country and its company. They ended up boycotting tea. -
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The Boston Tea Party
In December a group of colonists, the Sons of Liberty, dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped tea over board. This was in response to the Tea Act and they dumped about 9,000 pounds of tea into the sea. -
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first engagement of the Revolutionary War. It was between the British Troops and the Minute Men. The Minute Men had been previously warned of the attack by Paul Revere so they were prepared. -
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The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were from May to June. They restricted Massachusetts government and self-justice. The colonies responded with boycotting British Goods. -
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