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Proclamation of 1763
At the end of the French and Indian war the British issued proclamation to band the Indians to settle in the West of the Appalachian Mountains. King George declared all lands West of the Appalachian divide should be limited off, but only licensed traders would be allowed to travel. -
Sugar Act
A trade law that enacted by by parliament in 1764 in an attempt to reduce smuggling in the British colonies into North America. The situation disrupted the colonial economy by reducing there markets. -
Stamp Act
First taxation of goods and services w/ in the British colonies in North America. At the time the British was in deep debt from the Seven Years War. The people reacted into mob violence to scare the collectors and get them to resign. -
Quartering Act
This act required the colonies to house British soldiers provided by the colonies to accommodate local soldiers. Sooner or later the colonies were required to take in and hire the soldiers. -
Repeal of the Stamp Act
this was to to enact and increase revenue for the British army in america. This had forced colonist to buy a British stamp for every official document. This then came to colonist to convince the Stamp Act Congress to vocalize their opposition. -
Townshend Act
Series of laws enacted by the Parliament establishing in-directed taxes on goods imported form Britain by the British colonies. Goods such as lead, glass, paints, paper and tea. By doing this the colonist that they were abusing the power of taxation. Benjamin Franklin and the colonist argued against the power to impose on the Stamp Act. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers killed 5 colonist. Two of colonist were found guilty of man slaughter branded on the hand, and released. This is something that sparked the American revolution. -
Tea Act
The purpose of this act was too raise revenue from colonies but to bail out East India and British was the key factor in the British economy. The British importation and sale of the tea in the colonies. The Parliament responded with series of harsh measures intended to stifle resistance and then two years later the war began. -
Intolerable Act
The Parliament fed up with colonial antics. The British with defiant legislatures and harassed customs officials. A series of laws enacted Parliament to punish Massachusetts colonist for the Boston tea party. -
Lexington and Concord
British troops were sent to take away colonial weapons they ended up running into anger group of men. Tensions was building for years between resident of the 13 America Colonies and the British, specifically in Massachusetts. The British were hastily retreating under intense fire. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
The British fought the Americans. Despite their loss the inexperienced colonial forces.Things occurred against the enemy the battle provided them with an important confidence. -
Second Continental Congress
Continental Congress that approved the Declaration of Independence and served as the only agency of national government. Congress ratified the first national constitution, the Articles of Confederation and was replaced by the current U.S. constitutional. -
Treaty Of Paris
the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence. This is a five-member commission to negotiate a treaty. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Laurens. -
The United States
The year the United States got recognized. -
Harriet Tubman’s Daring Raid, 150 Years Ago
Combahee River near Beaufort, South Carolina. On the surface it seemed like any other convert Civil War operation eventual success. Of the Union raid at Combahee Ferry was due to an unlikely hero former slave and wartime spy Harriet Tubman.
