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The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains, on Native American Land.
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The Sugar Act lowered taxes on the molasses colonies imported. The act also allowed officers to seize goods from smugglers without going to court.
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The Stamp Act was a tax on all printed items, which included newspapers, wills, and even playing cards needed a stamp to show that they had paid the tax.
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Made colonists provide food and housing for British troops stationed in America.
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The Townshend Acts placed tax on imported items such as glass, tea, and paper. Protests arose from this Act.
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In Boston a fight broke out between a group of soldiers and Bostonians which eventually ended up in the British soldiers shooting out into the crowd.
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The Tea Act placed taxes on tea which made the colonists angry because they didn't want to pay the tax.
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The Boston Tea Party was an act of civil disobedience, when some colonists dressed up as Native Americans and threw out 342 chests of tea overboard.
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The Intolerable Acts were meant to punish the colonists for resisting British authority.
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55 delegates met in Philidelphia coming to set up a political body that would represent the colonies and challenge Brtish control by discussing their complaints against the British and then voting.
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It was a battle that took place at Lexington and Concord against the minutemen and the British. It was the start of the fight for independence.
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Both Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen took the British by surprise and Fort Ticonderoga surrendered.
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The Second Continental Congress authorized the printing of money, set up a post office, formed commitees to handle relations with the Native Americans and foreign countries, and most importantly set up the Continental Army.
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A battle that took place on Breed's Hill, though it was a British victory they realized that fighting the Americans would be much harder than they anticipated.
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Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine, called for a complete break from British Rule.
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Once Washington felt that his troops were ready he moved his cannons and soldiers in a position oevrlooking Boston. The British eventually retreated.
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The Declaration of Independence declared America as a new nation away from British rule.
