Understanding Colonial Unrest

Proclamation

Oct 7, 1763

Attempt to prevent the colonists from going West & passed the Appalachian Mtns.

Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

An act that put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar & increased taxes on coffee, indigo, & certain kinds of wine.

Currency Act

Sep 1, 1764

Reduce the British National debt, pay the cost of having 10,000 troops stationed in American colonies. "No Taxation Without Representation"

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. As well as every other little thing they used, they were charged.

Quartering Act

Mar 24, 1765

These Quartering Acts ordered the local governments of the American colonies to provide housing and provisions for British soldiers.

Stamp Act Taken Away

Mar 17, 1766

After the French and Indian war Britain was in major debt and that became the reason of why they charged for every little thing,but after the colonies protested against taxation without representation and since William pitt of parliament agreed with them the stamp act was taken away

Declaratory Act

Mar 18, 1766

The Declaratory Act was a declaration by the British Parliament in 1766 which accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765.

Townshend Act

Jun 29, 1767

The British Parliament issued a series of resolutions called the Townshend Acts to generate revenue in the colonies.

Writs of Assistance

Nov 20, 1767

Writs of assistance were court orders that authorized customs officers to conduct general (non-specific) searches of premises for contraband. When the British Government adopted a stronger coercive policy with its Writs of Assistance in 1761, James Otis opposed the measure in a celebrated speech.

Boston Masacre

Mar 5, 1770

An angry mob clashed with several British troops. Five colonists died, and news of the Boston Massacre quickly spread throughout the colonies.

Townshend Acts Repealed; Tax on tea kept

Mar 5, 1770

The British government moves to mollify outraged colonists by repealing most of the clauses of the hated Townshend Act.

Intolerable Act

Dec 1, 1773

After the French Indian War the British Government decided to reap greater benefits from the colonies. The colonies were pressed with greater taxes without any representation in Britain.

Tea Act

Dec 16, 1773

An act to allow a drawback of the duties of customs on the exportation of tea to any of his Majesty's colonies or plantations in America;

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

An amusing and symbolic episode in American history, an example of how far Americans were willing to go to speak out for their freedom.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1774

Part of the British occupation force in Boston marched to the nearby town of Concord, Massachusetts, to seize a colonial militia arsenal. Militiamen of Lexington and Concord intercepted them and attacked.

First Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

They once again petitioned Parliament, King George III, and the British people to repeal the acts and restore friendly relations. They also banned all British goods in the colonies.