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Colonial Unrest
The period of colonial unrest in the American colonies because of the harsh British control and their strict laws and taxes. -
Treaty of Paris 1763
The Treaty of Paris was signed on February 10, 1763 in conclusion of the French and Indian War. This treaty was signed by Great Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal to conclude Britain's victory. France surrendered its territories in North America to Britain. -
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Pontiac's Rebellion
This rebellion was started on May 7, 1763 along the Ohio River Valley because the British fur trappers and traders were invading the land on which the French and Natives lived. The British kicked the French off the land which upset the Natives. The Natives invaded the British forts and burned the settlements made by the colonists. As a result, King George III issued the Proclammation of 1763, which gave all the land west of the Ohio River Valley to the Natives. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclammation of 1763, issued on October 7, 1763 by King Geroge III concluded Prontiac's Rebellion. The Proclamation of 1763 stated that the Natives could inhabit the land west of the Ohio River Valley. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764 in efforts to pay off the British war debt. The Sugar Act set a tax on imported sugar and molases. This negatively impacted the production rate of rum in New England. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed on March 22, 1765 by the British Parliament. The Stamp Act required all American colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was passed on May 3, 1765 by the British Parliament. This act stated that troops could only be stationed in camps and if there was not enough room, then the troops would stay in public houses and inns. -
Declaratory Act
The Declatory Act was passed on March 18, 1766 by the British Parliament. This act stated that the British Parliament's control was just as powerful in the American colonies as it was in Great Britain. The Declatory Act basically restated and confirmed British control over the American colonies. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were published on June 29, 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain. The Townshend Acts were a series of laws that set taxes on various imported goods. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed on May 10, 1773. This act was the last action by the British that would prompt the revolutionary movement in Boston. Instead of raising taxes on tea, this act made tea less expensive. However, it still annoyed the colonists that yet another rule was set upon them and they realized how much control the British had over them. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that took place on December 16, 1773 in Boston. The Sons of Liberty dumped boxes full of tea into the ocean as a result of their anger towards the British for forcing so many laws and acts against the colonists. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were passed by British on March 24, 1774 to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
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First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress met from September 5, 1774 to October 26, 1774 in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia.