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This prohibited American colonists from settling on land obtaining the French due to the French and Indian War. Colonial anger over the Proclamation helped spark the 12-year crisis that led to the American Revolution. -
The Sugar Act provided a strongly enforced sax on sugar, molasses, and other products imported to American colonies. This was used to pay for the Seven Years' War. It began controversy over Britain taxing the colonies when they had no representatives in parliament. -
This act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on forms of papers, documents, as well as playing cards. This was the first direct tax imposed on American colonists. The Stamp Act served as a common cause to unite the 13 colonists due to the British parliament. -
The Quartering Act stated that Great Britain would house its soldiers in American barracks and public houses. This enraged the colonists by having foreign soldiers boarded in American cities taking away their authority to keep soldiers distant. -
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred between a patriot mob throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. The Boston Massacre intensified anti-British sentiment and proved a pivotal event leading up to the American Revolution. -
Tea Tea Act reinforced a tea tax in the American colonies. This meant that they were not allowed to buy tea from any other source. The Tea Act revived the boycott of tea and inspired direct resistance. -
The Continental Congress was governed where the American colonial governments coordinated their resistance to British rule during the first two years of the American Revolution. The Congress appointed George Washington as a commander of the Continental Army.