Taxation and Mercantilism...According to the theory of ​ mercantilism maintained by British colonists before the American Revolution, colonies existed solely for the economic benefit of the mother country.

By Kyra_Jo

  • French and Indian War

    1754-1763. The British colonist though they should help pay for the war and in cost doubled.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    This proclamation ended the colonial expansion westward.

  • Stamp Act

    The first tax on American colonists by the British government.

  • Townshend Acts

    Laws passed by the british government on the american colonies; they placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the people.

  • Boston Massacre

    Happened on March 5, 1770 and it was a deadly riot on King St. in Boston.

  • Tea Act

    Colonists reject paying taxes on tea.

  • Boston Tea Party

    It was a political protest that happened on December 16, 1773.

  • Intolerable Acts

    Laws passed by British Parliament to punish the Massachusetts colonists.

  • Quartering Act

    British parliament requiring to feed and house british soldiers.

  • 2nd Continental Congress

    A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies.

  • 1st Continental Congress

    October 26, 1774 They decided to fight Great Britain.

  • Olive Branch Petition

    John Dickinson wrote this petition to state the rights of the colonists while also showing their loyal to Britain to avoid war.

  • Thomas Paine writes Common Sense

    This advocated independence for the people in the Thirteen Colonies.

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Happened on April 19, 1775 and it was the start of the Revolutionary War.

  • Declaratory Act

    On March 18, 1776 and it was when Parliament agreed to repeal the Stamp Act and pass the Declaratory Act.

  • Declaration of Independence

    It was declared on July 4, 1776 and approved by Congress.

  • Articles of Confederation

    Ratified in 1781 and it was the original constitution of the United States.

  • Treaty of Paris- Revolutionary War

    It was signed in Paris by the representatives of King George III ; ended the American Revolutionary war.

  • Albany Plan for the Union

    This happened in 1794 and it was a plan to centralize the government of the British Colonies.