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Merchantilism Theory
Britain began trading with the colonies in around the 1650's. The British government pursued this to increase international trade. Many laws were created for trade between Great Britain and the American colonies. America supplied the raw goods to Britain and Great Britain supplied America with manufactured goods. -
Salutary Neglect
Salutary neglect was a policy given to the colonies to keep alligance and to let Britain focus on its government. It inforces parliament laws in the colonies. Salutary neglect ended in 1763. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian war went on from 1756-1763. This was the final colonial war before the Revolutionary War. This war was also known as the "Seven Years War". The conflicts began with France expanding into the Ohio River Valley. -
Proclamation of 1763
This began after the French and Indian War ended. The proclamation closed off the frontier to colonial expansion. The King sent out the proclamation to limit the fears of Indians to colonists. It stated that all land west of the App. mountains not able to be claimed by colonists. This included the Ohio River Valley and the Mississippi river. -
The Stamp Act of 1765
The stamp act was a new tax given to the colonist that they had to pay on all printed paper. Everything that was on paper such as licenses, newspapers, and playing cards were taxed. -
The Quartering Act
This was started to help the army. It provided quarters for the army when they were on marches or headed to battles. It forced British soldiers to be housed in public houses. If the soldiers ever outnumbered the housing, they had to stay in inns or barns to fit them. -
The Stamp Act Congress of 1765
This was the first congress of the American colonies. It was held in New York city on October 7, 1765. It had representatives from some British colonies along with others in North America. -
The Declaratory Act of 1766
This was a declaration sent out to go with the repeall of the Stamp Act. This was sent out by the British Parliament. It said that the British Parliament taxed Great Britian and the Americas the same. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts added duties (taxes) on all imports such as glass, lead, paint, and tea into the colonies. Many of the colonists viewed these taxation laws as an abuse of power. In 1770, the British Parliament took away all import duties exept for tea. -
The Boston Massacre
Although it wasn't much of a massacre, 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers. It was origianly called "The Bloody Massacre". This happened because the colonists were angry at Britian due to the heavy duties placed on them so they started rebelling. -
The Tea Act of 1773
This was the final spark to the beginning of the Revolutionary War. This also was the cause of the Boston Tea Party. It Increased money on tea through the East India Company because they were not doing well financally. -
The Boston Tea Party of 1773
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against taxation in the colonies. On the night of December 16, the Sons of Liberty and Samuel Adams boarded 3 british ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea into the water. -
The Coercive/Intolerable Acts
This was an outcome of the Boston Tea Party because the British government was angry that the colonists began to rebell. The Coercive acts were a series of 4 acts made by the British government to restore order in Boston and to punish them for the tea party. The Acts included the this was the Boston Port Act, The Administration of Justice Act, The Quartering Act, and The Massachusetts Government Act. -
First Continental Congress
The first meeting was from Sept. 5- Oct. 26, 1774 in Philidelphia. Every colony except Georgia had a delegate sent to this congress. The delegates were elected by the people or by the Committees of Correspondence. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This was the starting of the Revolutionary War. Many tensions and rebelling events led up to the beginning of the Revolutionary War. On April 19, 1775, many British troops marched from Boston to Concord at night to seize arms. Militiamen attacked the British troops and the British retreated and this led to many more battles in the Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
John Hancock presided over the second continental congress. Some of the same delegates such as Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson attended the second one as well. The Congress did not have legal athority to govern but they still created a military. -
Thomas Paine writes Common Sense
On Jan. 9, 1776 Thomas Paine published his pamphlet "Common Sense". This pamphlet talked about independence for the colonies from Britain. It was also about his opinion/arguements for American Independence. -
The Declaration of Independence 1776
The Declaration of Independence was about the colonists declaring their independence from Britain. The colonies offically became alliances with France and they faught with them against Great Britain. All the delegates signed the Declaration of Independence. -
The American Revolution Ends 1781
The last battle in the American Revolution was in Yorktown, Virginia. General George Washington was the commander of the Americans. There was 8,800 Americans, 7,800 French and 6,000 British fighting this battle. -
The Treaty of Paris 1783
This treaty was between Great Britain and America. It was a final ending to the revolutionary war and it stated American independence from Britain.
