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The Townshend Revenue Act
The Townshend Acts were a collection of British law passed in 1767 that taxed goods imported into the American colonies. For the intention of raising revenue, the British Parliament levied a number of taxes on the colonies. -
Boston Non-Importation Agreement
The Boston Non-Importation Agreement was a boycott that prohibited products from being imported into Boston. More than sixty merchants and traders signed this agreement on August 1, 1768. There were only sixteen traders who did not join the movement after two weeks. -
The Albany Congress
The Albany Congress, also known as the Albany Convention of 1754, was a gathering of representatives from seven of the thirteen colonies in America: Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. -
End of French & Indian War (1763)
The Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763, put an end to the war. Great Britain gained enormous territory in North America as a result of the war, but disagreements about future frontier policies and how to pay for the war's costs led to colonial discontent and, eventually, the American Revolution. -
Proclamation of 1763
1763 was declared due to the Pontiac Rebellion. Before the French left, they had good relations with the natives, however, the English did not have the same. Pontiac Rebellion was initiated by an Ottawa president who was outraged by the British treatment of the natives and their land. This led him to lead a violent revolt against the British. King George, fearing further attacks from the Native Americans, passed the proclamation of 1763, drawing an imaginary line down the Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
In U.S. colonial history, the Sugar Act, also known as the Plantation Act or Revenue Act, was British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling of sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies and increasing taxes to finance expanded British Empire obligations following the French and Indian War. Actually, it's a reintroduction of the 1733 Molasses Act, which was largely unsuccessful. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act of the British Parliament that introduced a direct tax on the British colonies in America and mandated that many printed materials in the colonies be printed on London-produced stamped paper bearing an embossed revenue stamp. -
The Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act, also known as the American Colonies Act 1766, was an Act of the British Parliament that followed the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and the changing and lowering of the Sugar Act. -
The Boston Massacre
Tensions started to rise, and a patriot mob assaulted a British loyalist in Boston in February 1770, killing a boy when he fired a pistol at them. Brawls between colonists and British soldiers continued for the next several days, resulting in the Boston Massacre. -
The Gaspee Affair
The Gaspee was an English revenue cutter that was in charge of stopping smuggling and collecting import taxes from ships arriving in Rhode Island ports. When the Gaspee sank, Rhode Island leaders plotted an assault, taking the English navy crew as prisoners and burning the ship. -
The Tea Act
In 1773, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the struggling company. The act authorized the company to ship tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England, as well as to designate agents who would have exclusive authority to sell tea in the colonies. -
The First Continental Congress
On September 5, 1774, delegates from each of the 13 colonies gathered in Philadelphia as the First Continental Congress to coordinate colonial retaliation to Parliament's Coercive Acts, with the exception of Georgia (which was fighting a Native American invasion and was dependent on the British for military supplies). -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
700 British troops marched to Concord to detain rebel leaders and destroy arms and ammunition. Paul Revere's Midnight Ride was a ride from Boston to the countryside warning colonists that British troops were on their way and that the militia should prepare themselves. The British were stopped by colonists at Lexington the next morning on their way to Concord Someone fired the first shot, The British troops continued to Concord after an exchange of fire, but were forced to retreat.
