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This states that colonists are prohibited to settle in the west of the Appalachian Mountains which is Native American land.
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Parliament passed the Sugar Act which granted officers permission to seize goods from accused smugglers without going to court.
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Parliament passed the Stamp Act which taxed almost all printed materials.
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Because of so many boycotts, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act.
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On the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, the Parliament passed the Declaratory Act, stating that they still had power over the colonists to tax them.
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The British killed five colonists, which caused colonists to be on the brink on rebelling.
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The British East India Company was facing financial problems; as a result, Parliament passed the Tea Act.
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The colonists dressed up as Native Americans and threw 342 chests of tea overboard.
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Twelve of the thirteen colonies formed a meeting in Philadelphia to form a political body—Continental Congress—and challenge the British.
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Dr. Joseph Warren, a colonial protest leader, saw British troops marching out into the city and alerted Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn others.
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After Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen attacked Fort Ticonderoga owned by the British, the British surrendered.
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The militia going up against British forces was commanded by Colonel William Prescott.
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Richard Henry Lee's resolution led to the United States Declaration of Independence.
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The Second Continental Congress voted for Richard Henry Lee's resolution for independence.
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Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
