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Ending the French and Indian war
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King George III signs this Proclamation, which will prohibit all settlement west of the Appalachians
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Act placed a tax on printed items in the colonies
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Parliament had the right to tax on anything and made decisions for every colonist “IN ALL CASES.”
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This Act applied new taxes on imported goods such as tea, paper, and lead.
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British soldiers who killed Crispus Attucks and 5 other colonists.
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This was to keep the British East India Company from going out of business. It also let the company to sell direct to the shopkeepers at a much lower price
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Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and threw 342 chests of tea overboard.
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This act violated the colonists’ rights. This banned town meetings, forced colonists to keep soldiers in their house, kept food and supplies from being delivered to Boston
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55 delegates met in Philadelphia with Britain to talk about problems. They asked to repeal 13 acts
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They warned Samuel Adams, John Hancock and the militiamen that “The British are coming!”
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At Lexington 70 militiamen were there to distract the redcoats from coming to Concord. Meanwhile at Concord they were trying to move all weapons away.
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The delegates met for the first time declaring independence from Britain
