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Proclamation of 1763
-British King was poor after French Indian War -Native Americans were attacking colonists who moved West -The king made a law saying they couldn't move West after the King had told them they could if they helped with the French Indian War -
Sugar Act
-The king needed money so decided to tax the colonists for molasses and sugar
-But then the colonists used their own sugar and molasses, which hurt the British East India Company -
Stamp Act
-Prime Minister Greenville proposed it
-The Stamp Act was when they had pay a stamp or seal when they bought paper products
-First time the Parliament taxed the colonists directly and colonists were none too happy
-Repealed in 1766 -
Quartering Act
-The name for two Acts of the British Parliament
-The colonists had to do everything for the local government
-Give them food, lodging, and other needed accommodations -
Townshend Act
-Placed taxes on:
paint, glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea
-Parliament did not expect colonists to protest so much
-Repealed all taxes, except for the tea -
British troops Arrive in Boston
-The government sent soldiers to restore order in Boston
-4000 troops got sent
-Colonists had to let the soldiers stay in their house
-Caused extra tension between colonists and Britain -
Boston Massacre
-Colonists wete harassing British soldiers who were at post, and a fight broke out
-3 wounded and 2 immediately killed
-The 3 that were wounded were later killed
-According to the British government, they acted out of fear
-Reenacted every year -
Tea Act
-Lots of smuggling was happening with the colonists and tea and Parliament wanted to put a stop to it
-British East India had a solution for the colonists wanting lots of tea; They would make the tea cheaper
-Many merchants and smugglers got scared this would put them out of business -
Boston Tea Party
-342 crates were pushed into Boston Harbor by a group called the Sons of a Liberty
-They were disguised as Native Americans
-The captains waited on the harbor one night not knowing that 36 people were coming
-The colonists demanded the captain take the tea away -
Intolerable Acts
-Laws that were passed to punish the colonists
-Boston Port Act: Couldn’t use wares, and merchandise, at the town, and within the harbour, of Boston,
-Massachusetts Government Act: Regulating the government of Massachusetts Bay in New England
-Administration of Justice Act: No real justice for riots and executions
-Quebec Act: Province of Quebec becoming part of North America -
Continental Congress
-Also known as the Philadelphia Congress
-Predecessor to the first congress
-Same people that Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence
-Fun Fact: My mom's side of the family signed the Declaration of Independence (Josiah Bartlett) -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
-Tensions had been rising between the British and the colonists
-Paul Revere and others sounded the alarm that the British were coming to seize Concord
-Noone knows who shot the first shot
-8 were killed, and 10 were badly wounded
-British were forced to retreat to Boston
-Fun Fact: My great great great great great great great great grandparents, (My mom and I calculated how many greats there were) fought in this battle -
George Washington is appointed Commander-in-Chief
-George Washington first worked for the British
-He had the command of the Continental Army in Cambridge
-After eight years, he resigned from Commander in Chief on December 23, 1783 -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-Actually launched on Breed's hill
-The Patriots lost, but they showed they could take on the redcoats
-British sacrificed double the numbers of the Patriots
-British knew that they were going to lose
-Gave a confidence boost to the Patriots
-Fun Fact: My great great great great great great great great grandparents, (My mom and I calculated how many greats there were) fought in this battle -
Signing of the Treaty of Paris
-Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States
-After the battle Yorktown, there were just peaceful talks
