-
Period: to
History Project
-
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed by British Parliament on April 5, 1764.
It put taxes on lumber and halved the tax on molasses. The act also required ship captains to keep a detailed list of their cargo.If the captain had items on the ship that weren't on the list he could be tried and convicted for smuggling. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act was passed by Parliament on March 22, 1765. The act placed taxes on licenses, paper products, and made colonists pay for stamps on letters. The idea behind this act was to raise revenue after the Seven Years war between England and France. -
Townshend Acts
The townshend acts were put into place to raise revenue after the Seven Years War between France and England. The tax money made with the Townshend acts also helped to pay Judges and officials of England. The Townshend acts were enforced by British troops occupying Boston which later resulted in the Boston massacre and the revolt of the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an instance where British soldiers opened fire on unarmed citizens. After the incident eight soldiers were arrested along with two citizens and were tried with murder. At the Boston Massacre four citizens were killed by the British soldiers. Outrage flowed through out the colonies due to the many papers. This event led to the decline of relations between the colonies and England and eventually to the Revolutionary war. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty are the best known organization of American Patriots. They are famously known for their efforts at the Boston Tea Party. The Sons of Liberty was formed after the Tea Act and the Intolerable acts were put into place by the Parliament. They were also led by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere was a member aswell -
Committees of Correspondence
Initially the first committees were formed to adress particular problems. But by spring February 1773 the first offical committee was formed in Boston by leaders who thought they were under threat from the Royal Government. By the summer of 1773 the patriots in the colonies had set up Committees in every single one. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was put in place by British Parliament on May 10, 1773. This act put taxes on tea and its import and export. The colonies had refused to buy from England and had started to smuggle tea in from other sources. This led to the British blocking off the Boston Harbor. At this point the colonies were outraged and the Boston Tea Party occured. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a direct result of the Tea Act and the Sugar Act. The British had also blocked off Boston's harbor in order to control the trade of tea in the colonies. This made the colonists furious so on December 16, 1773 the Sons of Liberty and more organizations dumped tea into Boston harbor. This act of the colonists made the British enfore the Intolerable acts which led to the Revolutionary war -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable acts were put in place by Parliament in 1774. These acts led to the Revolution in which the colonies had won against England, their mother country. The Intolerable acts had sent 4,000 British troops to the Colonies which outraged the colonists. Finally the Revolution started in the spring of 1775. After the war they had finally won and declared their independence and became a free country. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies (Georgia was not present) that met on September 5, 1774. It was created in response to the Intolerable acts. In the First Continental Congress every colony except Georgia sent representatives to vote on a task at hand. The Continental Congress also boycotted English goods. By 1775 English imports went down to 97%.