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Tax on sugar and other things not from Britain
Colonists protested, smuggled, and said it was an unfair tax. -
Tax placed on printed paper goods
Colonists said it was unfair, and boycotted British goods. -
Colonists had to give supplies and shelter to British soldiers
Colonists protested the Act. -
Leaders held a meeting in NYC. Colonial leaders discussed what the colonies should do to let the King know they disagreed with the Stamp Act.
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Stated that England had the same authority in America and it was able to pass laws on the American colonies.
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British placed tax on glass and paints
Colonists were angry, boycott, and more violence. -
British fire on colonists
Colonists begin talk of war -
Allowed one company to sell tea at a lower price
Colonists called it interference -
Colonists tossed tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act
England demanded payment for the tea, passed new laws, and blocked the Boston Harbor -
England passed 4 new laws as punishment for the Boston Tea Party
The colonists decide to meet to protest, and some got weapons -
Representatives met in Philadelphia and wrote the Declaration of Rights, planned a boycott
England send more soldiers and arrested colonial leaders -
First battle in the American Revolutionary War
The colonists retreated because they were outnumbered -
The conflict was a victory for the the colonists, and gave them confidence and the belief that they would win further victories
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Established the militia as the Continental Army, and elected George Washington as Commander in Chief.
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A document that defined the rights of the people of the independent states. The first part states peoples rights, and the second part declares its independence from Britain.
