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The French & Indian War (Seven Years War) comes to an end as France surrenders.
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the Proclamation Line prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War.
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the Sugar Act cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon, retained a high duty on foreign refined sugar, and prohibited the importation of all foreign rum.
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The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards
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An act for the better securing the dependency of his majesty's dominions in America upon the crown and parliament of Great Britain.
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To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. Nonimportation. In response to new taxes, the colonies again decided to discourage the purchase of British imports.
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British sentries guarding the Boston Customs House shot into a crowd of civilians, killing three men and injuring eight, two of them mortally.
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The Boston Port Act, passed in March 1774 closed the Port from all commerce and ordered the citizens of Boston to pay a large fine to compensate for the tea thrown into the river during the Boston Tea Party.
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gave military governor Gen. Thomas Gage absolute authority to repeal the Massachusetts colony's charter, effectively reducing colonial control over the government.