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A reunion that took place in Albany, NY. It was organized in order to propose the union of the 13 colonies.
Source: Albany Congress. (2008, July 19). Retrieved August 20, 2017, from https://www.britannica.com/event/Albany-Congress -
Also known as "The seven years war", it was a conflict between Great Britain and France, where they were fighting for lands. G.B. won, and this war ended with the Treaty of Paris.
Source: Randolph, S. (n.d.). French and Indian War/Seven Years’ War, 1754–63. Retrieved August 19, 2017, from https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/french-indian-war -
The Proclamation of 1763 is a document that was published after The Seven Years War. Its purpose was to organize the new lands that England had just acquired.
Source: Clinton, R. N. (n.d.). The Proclamation of 1763: Colonial Prelude to Two Centuries of Federal-State Conflict over the Management of Indian Affairs . Retrieved August 20, 2017, from http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals%2Fbulr69&div=15&id=&page= -
This new law was issued to control the use of opaper money, along with the british investments. This law also forbade the republish of due documents.
Source: Ernst, J. (1968). The Currency Act Repeal Movement: A Study of Imperial Politics and Revolutionary Crisis, 1764-1767. The William and Mary Quarterly, 25(2), 177-211. doi:10.2307/1919091 -
This was a law where the parliament taxed the exported sugar and molasses. This helped Britain to conrtrol trade in the 13 colonies.
source: Sugar Act. (n.d.). Retrieved August 20, 2017, from https://www.landofthebrave.info/sugar-act.htm -
It stated that everything printed in the colonies, had to be printed in a special paper with a stamp. Most of the colonists got angry, because they thought that Britain was only trying to get money.
Source: R. B., Brooks. (2011, December 12). What Was the Stamp Act? Retrieved August 20, 2017, from http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-stamp-act/ -
This law established that the authorities had to give provisions to forces that were staying in their villages. This kind of provisions were food, drink, quarters, fuel, and transportation.
Source: “Quartering Act.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., www.britannica.com/event/Quartering-Act. Accessed 20 Aug. 2017. -
Unlike every other act published by the British parliament, this didn't increase the taxes, or demanded anyting. It only clarified the relationship between GB. and NE.
Source: “The Declaratory Act.” American Revolution, 25 Oct. 2015, alphahistory.com/americanrevolution/declaratory-act/. Accessed 20 Aug. 2017. -
This was an incident where 5 civilians were killed by British troops. There were also 6 more injured people.
Source: “Boston Massacre Facts.” Boston Massacre Facts ***, www.landofthebrave.info/boston-massacre-facts.htm. Accessed 20 Aug. 2017. -
This was a kind of protest where a lot of boxes full of tea were thrown to the sea. The protagonists of this manifestation were The Sons of Liberty.
Source: “Boston Tea Party History | Where the Tea Party Began.” Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, www.bostonteapartyship.com/boston-tea-party-history. Accessed 20 Aug. 2017.
