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Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts were a system of Laws that King George the Third created to control trade in the colonies. The acts were a way to limit trade from the colonies with other countries and make more money for King George the Third as a result. -
Treaty of Paris of 1763
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 was the document that ended the war between the British and the combined forces of the French and the Natives. This treaty removed the French's foothold in North America and Expand ther British's territory and debt. -
Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation made the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains unaccessible to the British Colonists. This caused an outrage in the Colonists. -
The Sugar Act
The sugar act was an act that systematically taxed the sugar and molasses of the 13 colonies. The sugar act actually lowered the tax placed on sugar in the original act known as The Sugar and Molasses Act of 1733 but was hated for other reasons. -
Writs of Assistance
The Writs of Assistance created an opportunity for soldiers to raid houses without any form of legal confirmation such as a warrant. The Writs of Assistance was caused by the smuggling of goods by colonist which was caused by the Stamp Act. -
Quartering Acts
The British passed the Quartering Act to ensure that colonists were doing what they were supposed. This ensured that all soldiers had to be given shelter and supplies by colonists. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an act that placed a tax on all paper products. This tax was put in place for how common the use of paper was. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress resulted in the slogan "No Taxation without Representation". This also led to a boycott of British Goods by the patriots. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act is an act in which King George the Third demanded order and control from "his American subjects". King George the Third used the Declaratory Act as a means to repeal the Stamp Tax without seeming weak. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were Acts taxing paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. These acts were received with boycotts of British Imports. The boycotts caused the king to repeal the Townshend Acts except for the tea tax. -
The Boston Massacre
The colonists seem to be guilty of causing the Boston Massacre because of their harassing of British officers and their involvement to the first attack. The event was known as a massacre despite only killing 5 people to spread propaganda against England. -
Tea Act
The tea act gave a virtual monopoly to the East India Company which outraged the colonists. The Tea Act is known as the final strike of bad policies and acts. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party was the colonist response to the tea act. During the Boston Tea party, hundreds of crates of tea were damaged and thrown into the water but only tea was damaged and nothing else. -
The Coersive Acts
There were 5 Intolerable Acts total: The Boston Port Act, The Massachusetts Government Act, The Administration Justice Act,
The Quartering Act, and The Quebec Act. The 5 intolerable acts were a punishment for The Boston Tea Party as they mostly affected Boston especially the Boston Port Act. -
First Continental Congress
All but one colony, Georgia, met in Philadelphia at the current location of Independence Hall to vote over what to do in reaction to the Intolerable Acts. Here it was decided to vote to ban all trade with Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed. It was also decided that a militia should be built for the colonies -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was much like the first one but it introduced many new actions. The Second Continental Congress resulted in George Washington being named General of the US "Army", Money printing was established to pay soldiers, and the king was petitioned as a way to stop a war from breaking out. -
Battles of Lexington And Concord
The Battle of Lexington was the first true standoff between the Minutemen and the Redcoats with odds of 70 colonists to 100s of Redcoats that ended with the colonists being defeated. The Battle of Lexington is especially famous for the event known as "the shot heard 'round the world" for its influence on the world. However, Concord had a very different outcome considering it was a trap as we shot at them during their march back to Britain.
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Battle Of Bunker Hill
After Lexington and Concord, the Minutemen take over Bunker Hill which tempts a response from the British of over 2000 soldiers. The colonists didn't have much ammo so they had to make it count event tempting Colonel William Prescott's very famous quote, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." This was not a victory but the colonists were left with hope due to the fact they could stand toe to toe with the most powerful army of the world (at the time). -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was a petition made in the Second Continental Congress to avoid war with Britain. This petition was one of the last chances to stop the inevitable war and it was rejected by the king. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a print written by Founding Father Thomas Paine. Common Sense promoted the colonist's thoughts and ideas as a form to turn those with no allegiance towards their cause by refering to their own ideals as acts of common sense. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a document signed by delegates of various colonies that stated the thoughts of colonists and some delegate leaders signed the Declaration. This was a bad decision for some considering some of the 56 signers of the Declaration ended up dying for treason. The Declaration was eloquently written by Thomas Jefferson.