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Treaty of Paris: 1763
The Treaty of Paris, signed by Great Britain and France, drew a conclusion to the Seven Years' War. With the signing of the Treaty, France signed away their large portion of North America, leaving the British Colonies there, now free. (British Imposition) -
Proclamation Act
The Proclamation Act, issued by King George III, forbade British colony settlement past a line drawn down the Appalachian Mountains. (British Imposition) -
The Sugar Act
With the British deep in debt from their long Seven Years' War, a tax on sugar was put into place deemed The Sugar Act. (British Imposition) -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was created by the Stamp Act Congress on October, 14 1774. The Stamp Act Congress wrote that the taxing of the British Colonies was unjust. (Response from the Colonies) -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was another tax issued in order to help reduce Britain's debt. The Stamp Act required a tax to be paid on every piece of printed paper. (British Imposition) -
The Quartering Act
Issued closely to the Stamp Act, The Quartering Act required American Colonists to provide both food, and housing for British soldiers. (British Imposition) -
The Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress was a meeting formed out of 9 representatives each from one of the British Colonies. These nine people drafted a letter to the king, insisting their loyalty, but also insisting that only the colonies had the right to tax their colonists. (Response from the Colonies) -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was issued right alongside The Stamp Act Repeal, but it did not carry the same good news. In The Declaratory Act, the British wanted to make sure it was clear that the colonies knew that Britain had the right to pass whatever laws they wanted. (British Imposition) -
The Stamp Act Repeal
After their calls for change, Britain finally succumbed to the colonies and decided to repeal The Stamp Act. (British Imposition) -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts, named after Chancellor Charles Townshend, were a series of acts which placed taxes on items such as glass, lead, paints, tea, and paper that were imported into the colonies. (British Imposition) -
The Boston Massacre
With British Soldiers now inside the colonies, enforcing The Townshend Acts, tension began to accumulate. Accumulate it did, and the result was five dead colonists, all unarmed, shot by British Soldiers. (British Imposition) -
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Committee of Correspondence
The Committee of Correspondence rallied Colonist Unity and opposed British Law and Policy. (Response from the Colonies) -
Tea Act
The Tea Act allowed for the British East India Company to control all the sales of Tea, creating their own monopoly, infuriating the colonists. (British Imposition) -
Boston Tea Party
Conducted by the Sons of Liberty, over 342 chests full of tea were thrown off three British ships, totaling a loss of over 1 million dollars for the Britains. (Response from the Colonies) -
Intolerable Acts
Provoked by The Boston Tea Party, the British enforced a series of acts nicknamed "The Intolerable Acts," by the colonists. The worst of these acts, was the closing of the Boston Port Act, which closed down all business and trade on the port. These was extremely hard for people who depended on trade. (British Imposition) -
First Continental Congress
A meeting made up of 13 delegates from each of the colonies, excluding Georgia, The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to discuss their response to The Coercive Acts. (Response from the Colonies) -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Tipped off by Paul Revere, militiamen from the colonies rushed to intercept the redcoats resulting in a confrontation. Although no one knows who shot first, the British quickly gained the upper hand and defeated the colonists. Marching on to collect the remaining arms from the colonists, other militiamen were beginning to ready themselves for the second encounter. With over 1000 militiamen, the colonists were surprised to run the British off, winning the battle. (British Imposition) -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
An Infamous Battle, The Battle of Bunker Hill details the battle between the colonists and the British. Due to their lowering amount of ammo, the colonists are forced to retreat, however the have successfully injured or killed over 1,000 British, while only suffering 100 American deaths. (British Imposition) (Response from the Colonies) -
The Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was the last attempt by the Americans to avoid war between the colonists and the British. (Response from the Colonies) -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a pamphlet detailing Thomas Paine's call for independence from Great Britain. (Response from the Colonies) -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, issued by the Second Continental Congress, stated that the 13 colonies were now independent sovereign states free from the rule of Britain. (Response from the Colonies)
