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Treaty of Paris 1763
The treaty formally ended the French and Indian War (Seven Year's War). -
Proclamation Act
The Proclamation Act was issued by King George III after the French and Indian War. The Act forbade all settlements past a boundary drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1764 as a renewal of the Molasses Act of 1733. The Act promised increased enforcement measures and higher revenue for England. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament and put a direct tax on colonials and forced them to print on stamped paper from London. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was an Act that stated that colonists had to allow British troops to stay in their homes for however long they wanted and that the colonists must provide the soldiers with food. -
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Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress comprised of representatives from a few of the British colonies in North America as well as several of the American colonies. They were meeting to protest new taxation against the colonies. -
Stamp Act Repealed
Due to increasing protests in the colonies and an appeal from Benjamin Franklin, the British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was an Act that was passed by the British Parliament that stated that Parliament's power in America was the same as it was in Britain. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Acts were a series of Acts passed by the British Parliament. The Acts forced the colonists to pay more so the British could raise the salaries of judges and governors so they would stay loyal to Britain. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident where British soldiers fired upon unarmed men killing five and injuring six. The incident was highly publicized and propagandized. -
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Committees of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence were shadow governments created by the Thirteen Colonies that by 1775 supervised provincial elections. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed by the British Parliament to save the British East India Company by allowing tax free tea to be shipped to America. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest against the Tea Act of 1773. The demonstrators destroyed an entire shipment of tea from the British East India Company. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were passed by the British Parliament as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party. -
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1st Continental Congress
The 1st Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies. The meeting was a response to the Intolerable Acts. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievance
The Declaration of Rights and Grievance was a document that was written by the Stamp Act Congress that stated that British taxes that were enforced on colonists without their consent was unconstitutional. -
Lexington & Concord
The battles at Lexington & Concord were the first military engagements of the Revolutionary War. The American militia suffered just under a hundred casualties while the British suffered around 300. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill occurred in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The battle was a response from the colonists about British troops trying to control the area. The battle contained a very famous quote, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Second Continental Congress as a last attempt at avoiding a full-scale war with Britain. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a pamphlet that advocated for American Independence from Britain. It was anonymously published at the beginning of the revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement created by the 2nd Continental Congress. The document was signed in Philadelphia and stated the colonies's independence from Great Britain.
