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Proclamation of 1763
This was passed so there would be NO settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists were mad. -
Sugar Act
A trade law passed by Parliament in 1764 in an attempt to reduce smuggling. The colonists felt rejected. -
Stamp Act
A law passed by the parliament that established the first direct taxation of goods and services. The colonists were mad because they were forced to pay taxes. -
Quartering Act
Two British laws passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. They were passed to force local colonial governments to provide provisions and housing to British soldiers. The colonists were mad because they were being taxed without their consent. -
Stamp Act Congress
A meeting held between October 7 in New York City, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America. The colonists were furious. -
Repeal of the Stamp Act
After several months of protest, and an appeal from Benjamin Franklin before the British House of Commons, Parliament voted to repeal the Stamp Act. The colonists felt well justified. -
Townshend Act/Duties
A series of laws passed by parliament in 1767 to establish indirect taxes on goods imported from Britain by the British colonies in North America. The colonists were happy because they taxed everyone. -
Boston Massacre
A clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1770, in which 5 colonists were killed. The colonists were mad and scared. -
Tea Act
Was an Act of the parliament of Great Britain. This was passed to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London Warehouse. The colonists were mad. -
Boston Tea Party
This was caused by the Tea Act. The colonist were mad because they were forced to buy from the East India Company. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of laws passed by the parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party. The colonists were mad. -
First Continental Congress
a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. The colonists were mad, they apposed it. -
Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. The colonists were scared, they lost many minutemen. -
Second Continental Congress
The continental congress that convened in May 1775, approved the Declaration of Independence and served as the only agency of national government during the Revolutionary War. The colonists were mad. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The first GREAT battle of the Revolutionary War. It was fought near Boston in June 1775. The colonists were hurt and they were mad.
