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Proclamation of 1763
In 1763 England won almost all of France's' North American land after the French and Indian war. The Proclamation of 1763 made it so settlers living in the current thirteen colonies were forbidden by law to move west into the uncharted lands. They made this law to prevent fighting and feuds with the Native Americans. It also was in place to keep the East Coast a bustling trade center. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act also known as the American Revenue act was put in place to reduce the price of taxes on molasses and sugar so that instead of smuggling sugar into America the colonists would pay the taxes. The colonists felt their rights as Englishmen were being violated and some still refused to pay and smuggled still. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 made it so that all paper used by the colonists had to have a stamp. This stamp was a specific stamp that you had to pay for. Everything from newspapers and wills to playing cards and books had to be stamped. It wasn't just the taxes that angered them it was the fact that they couldn't vote on which laws were passed and which weren't. They had absolutely no say in Parliment. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act of 1765 made it so the colonists had to provide a home for British Soldiers. They had to provide a bed, candles, food, cooking utensils, salt, and vinegar. This cost a lot of money for the colonists and many said the soldiers just took up space and did nothing. The assembly of New York decided to disapprove any funds of "salt, vinegar, and liquor" for the troops. Britain responded by not allowing the assembly to meet until the law was met. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed from June 15 to July 2 1767. The new acts placed a tax on some things the colonies imported from Great Britain. These goods included items like glass, paint, paper, and tea which were very popular. The colonists ended up boycotting most of these items which led to the repeal of the acts.The only act that stayed in effect was the tax on tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was event that took place on March 5, 1770. A fight broke out between British soldiers in Boston and local colonists. This fight was provoked by colonists throwing snowballs with small rocks in them at British soldiers. The British soldiers then fired unordered into the grouping of colonists and at the end of the fight there was 5 colonists casualties and 0 dead soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an event in which 50 men dressed as Mohawk Indians unloaded over 90,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor. This was sparked by the King making the naval army block the Harbor until the boxes of tea were unloaded. These boxes were unloaded but not in the way the king expected... -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were made to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. The first law made it so the Boston Harbor was closed until the tea they threw into the ocean was paid for which greatly damaged their trade with other places. The second made Massachusetts under Britain's tight control. The third said any British soldiers charged with murder in the colonies would be put on trial in Britain and the last sent more troops over to Boston. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774
