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Sugar Act
The British placed a tax on sugar, wine, and other important things. The British did this because they wanted more money; the British wanted this money to help provide more security for the colonies. The security was expensive because of the Indians and fights with foreign powers. The British also hoped that the act would force colonists to sell their goods to Britain as opposed to selling to other countries. -
The Stamp Act
This act placed a tax on almost all printed material in the colony including legal documents, newspaper, pamphlets, even playing cards. The Virginio assembly passed a resolution or a formal expression of opinion, that only the assembly has the right and power to tax people. -
Intolerable ACT - The Quartering Act
The King sent lots of British troops to Boston. The colonists had to house and feed the British troops. If the colonists didn't do this for the British troops, they would get shot. Quartering Act for the British Army, colonial citizens would be required to house and feed, in their private homes, British officers and troops. -
Boston Massacre
The colonists started throwing garbage, snow, and other stuff. The redcoats fired into the crowd, instantly killing three people and wounding others. Two more people died later of wound sustained in the incident. -
Boston Tea Party
Parliament passed the Tea Act. A group of 50 men, disguised as mohawk indians. Three ships where moored. The vessels were boarded, the cargo carefully taken from the holds and placed on the decks .There, 342 chests were split open and thrown into the harbor. -
Intolerable Act - Administration of Justice Act
British Officials could not be tried in colonial courts for crimes. They would be taken back to Britain and have a trial there. That left the British free to do whatever they wanted in the colonies and to the Colonists. The Administration of Justice Act provided that any British official serving in the colonies, who was accused of a capital offense could be removed from the colony and sent to another colony or to England for a fair trial. -
Intolerable Act - Massachusetts Government Act
The British Governer was in charge of all the town meetings in Boston. There would no more self-government in Boston. The Massachusetts Government Act declared that members of the Massachusetts Council would be appointed by the Governor, not elected by the Assembly. Also, town meetings could take place only with the Governor's permission. This act gave the governor full power to appoint local officials and the judiciary, and decreed that in the future, juries would be appointed by the sheriffs, -
Intolerable Act - Quebec Act
The British Governer was in charge of all the town meetings in Boston. There would no more self-government in Boston. Finally, the Quebec Act was tacked on to the Intolerable Acts. It gave Canada's Catholics civil equality and guaranteed religious tolerance. It also gave the French vast territories west of the Appalachians. The colonists saw this as an attempt to renew their battles with both the French and the Indians. -
Intolerable Acts - The Boston Port Bill
King George III passed after the boston tea party. The King closed Boston Harbor to everything but Brittish ships. The Boston Port Bill was intended to close down completely the Port of Boston until the East India Company was paid for their tea and Parliament was paid the tax due on the tea. -
Declaration of Independece
In 1776, the second Continental Congress chose Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence. When Jefferson was done with a rough copy, he gave it to his subcommittee, which included Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, for their approval. It only took seventeen days before the copy was presented to Congress with the entire subcommittee's approval. One by one, the representatives signed the document, and on July 4th, made it official. Even though independence was declared on July 4th,
