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Navigational Acts
Restrictions were placed on the colonists in 1651, and they required that only English ships (including ships of its colonies) be used for trade within the British empire. -
The Proclamation of 1763
Declared that no colonial settlement could be established wst of the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
Passed in 1764 by the British Parliament. Imposed a tax on all sugar imported into the American colonies. The tax revenues helped pay for wars that the British had waged. These taxes were also used to support British troops in North America. -
The Stamp Act
Passed in 1764 by the British Parliament, placing the first direct tax on the colonies. It required the use of tax stamps on all legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards, and certain business agreements.The colonies denounced the new taxes. Not only were the taxes a severe economic burden;they were also unjust, in the eyes of the colonists. The colonies had no elected officials to represent their interests in Parliament. "Taxation withough representation" complaint, it's unfair. -
Stamp Act Congress
9 of the 13 colonies sent delegates to this, held in New York City. They prepared a declaration of rights and grievances ahainst the new British actions, which was sent to King George III. This action marked the first time that a majority of the colonies joined together to oppose a British law. As a result of the colonists' grievances, the Brithsh Parliament repealed the Stamp Act. -
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians and dumped almost 350 chrsts of British tea into the Boston Harbor as a gesture of tax protest. -
Coercive Acts
British Parliament responded quickly by passing the "Intolerable Acts", in 1774. The acts closed the harbor and placed the government of Boston under direct British control. -
First Continental Congress
Held at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774. Decided that the colonies should send a petition to King George III to explain their grievances. -
Lexington and Concord
These were the first battles of the American Revolution. -
The Second Continental Congress
They assumed the powers of a central government. One of its main actions was to establish an army, -
Resolution of Independence
After more than a year of fighting, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced the Resolution of Independence to the Second Continental Congress. On July 2 of that year, the Congress adopted the resolution. -
Declaration of Independence
One of the world's most famous documents, the Declaration of Independence, was adopted on this day,
