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This was a war fought between the colonies of British America and New France. This impacted the threat of war in the colonies during the American Revolution.
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This act was intended as a punishment due to the throwing of tea in the harbor. The colonists viewed this as being unfair.
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This forced the colonists to pay for food and housing of the British. The colonists felt as if this violated the Bill of Rights.
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The Stamp Act was an act passed by the British imposed on the colonists. This caused a tax on every piece of paper they used. For example, they had a tax on newspaper, documents, licenses, etc. This was one of the final straws that caused the colonists to revolt.
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Merchants and representatives from the colonies had a secret meeting about boycotting the stamp act. The colonists supported this in hopes of getting the act revoked.
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This act imposed taxes on goods imported to colonies including tea and other popular drinks. The sons of liberty protested against the Townshend Act.
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The Boston Massacre was when 5 British soldiers shot and killed 5 Boston residents. This angered the colonists greatly.
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The Tea Act was an act put into place by British Parliament stating that the tax on tea would end.
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This was an act of colonists throwing tea into the harbor. They were tired of the high tax on tea. The Tea Act caused them to do this.
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The 1st Continental Congress is when residents in the colonies finally met together to attempt to create a new government. Residents from all colonies except for Georgia came. This helped in the American Revolution by beggining to settle ourselves away from the British.
