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Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact
The Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact on November 11, 1620 on board the Mayflower shortly after she came to anchor off Provincetown Harbor. This was an attempt to establish a temporary, legally-binding form of self-government until such time as the Company could get formal permission from the Council of New England. -
The Albany Plan
The British Board of Trade called a meeting for seven of the northern colonies at Albany. The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss the problems of the colonial trade and the danger of attacks by the French and their Native American allies. This is where Benjamin Franklin prposed what came to be the Albany Plan of Union. -
Proclamation of 1763
This was done by King George lll to avoid any further conflict between the Indians and colonists. King George lll told the colonists they couldn't settle in any land west of the Appalachain Mountains and any settlers that already settled there had to return back home. -
The Sugar Act
The British put tax on sugar, wine, and other things because they wanted more money to help provide for the security of the colonies. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the act that said colonists who bought paper goods had to buy a stamp. This was the way Britain tried to pay for the debt they got from helping the colonists win the Indian and French War. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight between the colonists and the British Troops which lead to the British troops opening fire ending up killing five colonists. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed by Parilament in 1773 and launched the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. The Tea Act was designed to prop up the East India Company whivh was struggling financially and was faced with the problem of 18 million pounds of unsold tea. -
Boston Tea Party
In Protest to the Tea Act, 50 colonist dressed as Indians and boarded British Tea ships and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congree
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates. These were elected by the people, by the colonial legislatures. -
Second Continental Congress
After the Battles of Lexington and Concord, a Second Continental Congress met. This Second Congress had a few delegates that hadn't been at The First Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin wanted independence, but many delegates did not. Most delegates weren't ready to break away from Great Britain.
