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Treaty of Paris of 1763
The Treaty of Paris was signed in Paris on February 10, 1763 and ended the 9 year French and Indian War. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 declared that colonist were not to move or settle west of the Appalachian Mountains to maintain peace with Native Americans. The Appalachian Mountains were chosen because it was a natural barrier that was difficult to cross. However, this didn't stop the colonists and they continued to move west with disregards to the laws. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a law enforced by the British Parliament in attempt to prevent colonists from smuggling sugar and molasses into the colonies - they halved taxes on British-made molasses to encourage colonists to buy from them. The colonists were angry and continued to smuggle sugar and molasses. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act, like the Sugar Act, was designed to increase revenue from colonists. With the Stamp Act in place, various documents such as newspapers, legal documents, liquor licenses, and calendars were required to be bought with taxed paper. Samuel Adams founded the Sons of Liberty to fight against the Stamp Act. They tarred and harassed tax collectors to get their point across. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 24, 1765. The act required colonial governments to provide shelter, food, and other necessities to British soldiers. The colonists were not in favor of the Quartering Act and saw it as Parliament trying to take advantage of them. -
Repeal of Stamp Act
The Stamp Act, which required that colonists buy a British stamp for various documents, was repealed on March 18, 1766. However, the Parliament put out another law on the same day to establish their power. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was passed on the same day that the Stamp Act was repealed in an attempt to establish the power of the British Parliament. -
The Boston Massacre
On March 5, 1770, American colonists and British soldiers had a street fight in King Street in Boston. Multiple colonists were killed, and they were treated as heroes by the colonists. Samuel Adams would later name the incident the "Boston Massacre". -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a revolution against Britain after the Parliament had passed the Tea Act. The colonists, fed up and angry, disguised themselves as Mohawk Native Americans, boarded onto ships that held 18,000 pounds of tea, and dumped it into the Boston Harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a set of laws enforced by the British Parliament following the Boston Tea Party. Shortly after, the colonies set up the 1st Continental Congress and supported protests against the British. -
First Continental Congress
The 1st Continental Congress was the patriots' response to the Parliament passing the Intolerable Acts. Colonies sent delegates elected by the people (except Georgia) to meet in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts.
