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Proclamation Line
Issued by King George III. Territories from the Appalachians and the Mississippi was reserved to the Indians, the 13 British colonies reserved to the United States, Territories for Spanish were west of the Indian territory .Indian reserve and U.S reserve divided by Proclamation Line. This forced settlers living west of the Appalachian Mountains to move east. It really upset the colonists. Reason for the line was the English didn’t want any more conflicts with the Natives.Made new colonies. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was when the British put a tax on all paper printed that the colonists used some examples: legal documents, magazines, newspaper. The money made from these taxes went to the protection and defending troops near the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists saw it as British were trying to get money without colonist’s approval. It was repealed on March 18, 1766. Importance of event: it led to the Boston tea party, coercive acts, and the creation of the 1st and 2nd continental congress. -
1st Quartering Act
Was an act passed by British Parliament stating that the Americans would have to house, feed, transportation, fuel, and pay for housing and feeding the British troops. Americans resented it and saw it as British looking for more control. Second act in 1774 became one of the Intolerable acts and helped add more fuel to the American Revolution. This act ended on March 24, 1767. -
Townshed Act
Townshend Acts replaced the stamp acts it was laws that were passed by British Parliaments. Its purpose was to raise money to pay for governors and judges; another purpose was to punish New York for when they didn’t follow the Quartering Acts, also to prove that British had the rights to tax the colonists. It helped lead to the revolution and the Boston tea party. Boycotts began to repeal the act. -
Boston Mascare
Story is different from both views, 5 civilians died 11 injured. Church bells rang to bring in crowd of 400+ colonists vs. 13 soldiers. Colonists threw snowballs and demanded British to fire. They had weapons too, began when a British soldier got hit with a club. He heard the order to fire and shot confusing the colonists with his leaders demands which were don’t fire. John Adams defended the British and won the case. British leader was in front and had no intentions to shoot. Led to revolution. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was one night a group of men around 100 or more disguised as Mohawk Indians and dumped 342 chests of taxed tea into the water. They all loaded on three different vessels and it lasted for about three hours. Afterwards Ben Franklin demanded all 90,000 pounds of lost tea to be repaid. These vessels were ships that Boston refused to take back to Britain. The importance of this even shows how sick and tired the Colonies were of being taxed by the British. -
Declaration of Independence
A statement that states that the 13 colonies no longer belong to the British Empire and are now independent states. It says all men are equal and have their own rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The Declaration ended the Pre-Revolution and started the Revolution. It also resulted in the 13 colonies being divided but labeled as 3 groups known as New England, Middle colonies, and Southern colonies.
