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Laws that restricted colonial trade. -
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain large territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to the American Revolution. England began to tax the colonies. -
Law that required colonist to pay taxes that was presented by a stamp. -
Law that put taxes on lead, paper, paint, tea and glass. -
seven British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five, wounding another six, and angering an entire colony. -
Colonist dumped British tea into the Boston harbor to protest against taxes. -
Law that required colonists to provide food and bedding to British soldiers. -
Laws passed by the British to punish colonist for the Boston Tea Party. -
First major military campaign of the American Revolutionary war. -
Petition to be sent to the king as the last attempt to prevent war. -
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that advocates independence from Great Britain to the thirteen colonies. -
Article that declared America's independence. -
An agreement among the thirteen colonies that served as the nation's first government. -
The Second Continental Congress was the meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War which established the British Empires independence. -
A battle in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizens and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes on both individuals and their trades. -
Meetings to address the problems with the central government that existed under the articles of confederation due to it being weak.