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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was created by King George III which forbid all colonists to move further west than the Appalachian Mountains. All colonists that were already that far west were forced to move back. This was made after the French and Indian War. The British made this to keep control of the colonists and made sure that they traded with the British. The colonists were enraged and revolted as a result. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act increased the tax colonists were already paying for molasses. This was done to pay the British debt after the French and Indian War. This fed the growing resistance against the British government. The colonists boycotted buying British molasses. -
Stamp Act
This act was made to pay for the British debt. This act required the colonists to buy a stamp for every paper they used. Even including newspapers and wills. The colonists' reaction was boycotting British paper. -
Quartering Act of 1765
This law ordered colonial assemblies to provide British troops with quarters, or housing. They also had to make sure that the troops were comfortable and had supplies to live. This enraged the colonists because they had to give food, beer, clothes, and a bed for a random person that enters their house. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were made by the British king Charles Townshend. He insisted that they put an army in the thirteen colonies to make sure that the colonies were in order and he would also make the colonists pay for that army. Aside from that, he also increased taxes on many goods such as, glass, paint, paper, and tea. As a result of this act, the colonists boycotted many British goods. So as a result of this, the British replied by repealing the Townshend Acts, except for the tax on tea. -
Boston Massacre
On the same day that the British Parliament repealed most of the Townshend taxes, a fight occurred in Boston. A mob began taunting and yelling at British troops. As the mob came closer to the troops, someone knocked a solidier to the ground. The troops then panicked and started shooting everyone in sight. That day, 5 men were shot. As a result of this, Samuel Adams used this event to bring up the anti-British feeling. He also made Paul Revere, a silversmith, to engrave a picture of it. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a boycott against British Tea. Since the tea industry wasn't doing very well, the British decided that they could tax the colonists once again. But this time, the colonists did not agree. They boycotted British tea. When tea imports came to the dock, the colonists would group together and throw all the tea off board. About 90,000 pounds off tea was wasted. -
Intolerable Acts
After the Boston Tea Party, Lord North tried to send the colonists cheaper tea. But just like before, they threw it into the sea. The British were angry at the colonists and decided to 100% dominate them by adding punishments for Massachusetts. First, the colonists had to pay for all the tea that was dumped back into the sea and the colonists could not do anything without British permission. As a result of this event, the colonists started to unite and did not pay the tax for tea. -
First Continental Congress
As a result of the Intolerable acts the colonists decided to come together to create the first ever continental colonists. Representing 12 colonies (all but Georgia) with 50 leaders.This included patriots like Samuel Adams and Loyalists. Yet they all still came together as one. During this continental congress they decided to boycott more British goods as a result of the Intolerable Acts.
