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The Proclamation of 1763
Created by the British, the bill stopped the west word-expansion of the American colonies to prevent colonist conflicts with the Native Americans. -
The Sugar Act
Passed by British Parliament, this act put a tax on molasses across the colonies. This tax was issued to help the U.K gain money that they had lost in war. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was passedby the Parliament of Great Britain that imposed a direct tax on the Thirteen Colonies and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. -
The Quatering Act
The British Parliament requiring local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with housing and food. -
The Townshend Acts
The British Parliment imposed an indirect tax on the Colonies by levying duties on various imported goods, including tea. The legislation also taxed paper, paint, lead, and glass, which were not produced in the Colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers shot and killed five people while under harassment by locals. -
The Tea Act
An act of the Parliament of Great Britain, the objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the financially struggling company survive. -
Boston Tea Party
In response to the Tea Act, a couple hundred patriots dressed as native Americans broke open and dumped upwards of 200 crates of tea from 3 cargo ships into Boston Harbor. -
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Intolerable Acts
A series of acts passed by the British Parliment to limit the people of Boston's power. In order of issued date: Boston Port Act, closing Boston's port so that no patriot ship could come through to trade, Massachusetts Government Act, parliament appointed one of their generals to be the governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, Administration Justice Act, this was the fair trial of British officers in the colonies. -
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First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies (excluding Georgia) who met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution to discuss what to do about the British. -
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
Paul Revere rode his horse from Boston to Lexington to alert the local militias of the approaching British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought in the towns of Lexington and Concord and were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.