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Proclamation of 1763
Was issued after the French and Indian war by King George III. It forbade settlers to settle past an imaginary line drawn along the appalachian mountains. -
Sugar Act of 1764
An act that was supposed to raise revenue. Basically, it halved the tax on molasses and sugar but it was even more strictly enforced. It was also a factor thar led to the American Revolution. -
Stamp Act 1765
A direct tax imposed by the british parliament on many items that were printed. ie: News and magazines. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
An act that allowed the british soldiers to be quartered in peoples houses during the French and Indian War. Helped with the movement toward the American Revolution. -
Stamp Act Congress
It was also known as the "First Congress of the American Colonies". A meeting between representatives of several American colonies to devise a protest against the British's stamp act. -
Declaratory Act 1766
The declaration stated that Parliament's authority was the same in America as in Britain and asserted Parliament's authority to pass laws. -
Townshend act of 1767
Townshend thought that the colonists were only mad because British parliament had put taxes on everything so instead this act put taxes on shipping. -
Boston Massacre 1770
Also known as the Bloody Massacre. It was how Red coats had fired on unarmed Boston, Citizens. 5 boston citizens had died. -
Tea Act 1773
An act that placed very high taxes on tea. It was the final spark that led to the American Revolution. -
Boston Tea party
Boston had boycotted the purchase of tea and had not returned 3 shiploads of tea back to Britain. A group of colonists from Boston went on the ship and destroyed millions of dolloars worth of tea. This remained an iconic event in American History. -
Coercive Acts 1774
A set of acts which started with the Stamp Act. It tried to reverse the trend of colonial defiance against British Parliament. -
1st Continental Congress
The first congress that 55 people attended. These people were selected by the legislatures of 12 colonies. It was held at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. The only colony which didnt participate was Georgia. -
Quebec Act 1774
Quebec act was an which instituted reforms generally favorable to the French Catholic inhabitants of the region. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first military engagement of the American revolution. At lexington the Colonials were defeated but that was where the "Shot heard around the world" was. At concord the colonials had defeated the British. -
Second Continental Congress
A congress that also met in Philadelphia. It met after the start of the warfare of the American Revolution. It managed the colonial war effort. -
Olive Branch Petition
An attempt to try to avoid a full-blown war with Britain. but then Britain did not listen to the colonists. So the colonists sent the proclamation of rebellion which made the colonists looks like traitors even though the petition had not even reached the King of Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
A statement adopted by the congress on July 4th 1776. It declared that the United States would be an independent country and no longer a part of Britains empire.
