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Navigation Acts
This made it so the only people who could ship goods were British merchants; therefore, creating a monopoly and control over trade. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 forbid settlers from settling past a certain line in the Appalachian mountains to give Native Americans their own space. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act of 1764 created a tax on sugar and molasses in order to gain revenue for the British government. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 created a tax on all pieces of printed paper like documents, newspapers, and playing cards. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act of 1765 allowed British soldiers to stay in American houses during the war in order to save money. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Act created a tax on paint, lead, glass, paper and tea in the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre of 1770 was an incident where a group of colonist surrounded a group of British soldiers in the streets and began throwing snowballs at them. For some reason or another the British soldiers felt trapped and their captain commanded to open fire, killing five men. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the taxation of tea that basically called for a boycott in the colonies. The major example of this is when Samuel Adams and the son of liberty threw 342 containers of tea into the Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were set up as a punishment for the damage caused by the Boston Tea Party and all other acts that went against the British government. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the events that started the Revolutionary war. They started when a group of British soldiers attempted to seize a weapon cache, but Paul Revere sounded the alarm and drove the away.
