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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation closed off the frontier to colonial expansion. The Proclamation acknowledged that Indians owned land that they on and white settlers in the area had been removed. There was two motivations for this policy. 1 to avoid war with the indians, because conflicts with them was very exoensive.2 To have colonial settlement of the seaboard where they could be part of British mercantile system. -
The Stamp Act
A law passed by British parilament that taxed the 13 colonies on all printed paper they used. The stamp act was Parilaments first serious attempt of government authority over the colonies. The stamp act was viewed as a attempt by England to raise money without the approval of the colonial legislatures. -
The Quatering Act
A law passed by parilament, that each colony had to provide the basic needs of the soldiers stationed within it's boarders. Some of the iteams included bedding, cooking, utensils, firewood, beer or cider and candles. -
The Townshend Revenue Act
A law passed by parliament that taxed the colonies on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea. Troops from England and Nova marched to Boston, they established non-importiton agreements that quickly spread though the colonies. British trade soon dried up.
John Hancock's letter protesting of the Townshend Acts_
Taxes designed for the Support of the Civil Government in the Colonies, in a Manner clearly unconstitutional, and contrary to that, in which 'till of late -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a mob of colonist that threw snowballs, stones, and sticks at a squad of British soliders. The soliders panicked and shot into the mob, killing 3 people and wounding 8, 2 that died later. A town meeting was called demanding the removal of the British and trial of the soliders for murder. -
The Tea Act
A law passed by parilament that taxed tea in the colonies. The act was not intended to anger the colonies. It was designed to prop up the East India Company. The Townshend Duties were still in place and leaders in America found reason to believe that this act was a maneuver to buy popular support for taxes already in place. -
The Boston Tea Party
A protest in which Bostonians dressed up as Indians and dumped British tea into the harbor. A group of 200 men disguised as Indians assembled on a near-by hill. Whopping war chants and decended upon the three ships dumping the tea into the harbor. -
The First Continental Congress
12 of the 13 colonies meet in Philadelphia, they agreed to boycot British goods, They also agreed to meet again if Britian didn't change it's policies. They didn't want to become independent yet, but they were starting to get angry with Britian. -
Lexington and Concord
Britians General Gage had a plan, in the wee hours he was going to send out British soliders quarted in Boston. Their destinations were lexington, they would capture Sam Adams, and John Hancock then concord to seize gunpoower. Spies of the Americans told Gage's plan. Two lanterns hung from Boston's church imformed that the British were going to attack. Horseback riders galloped off to warn the countryside. British soliders arrived in Lextington. Both sides eyed each other warily. -
Lexington and Concord
Suddenly a bullet buzzed through the air. It was "the shot heard round the world."
Paul Revere "Account of Midnight ride to Lexington"
We set off for Concord, and were overtaken by a young gentleman named Prescot, who belonged to Concord, and was going home. When we had got about half way from Lexington to Concord, the other two stopped at a house to awake the men, I kept along ....
In an instant I saw four of them, who rode up to me with their pistols in their bands, said ''' -
Second Continental Congress
The colonies agreed a continental army would be v=created. Congress made George Wastionton supreme commander. Congress authorized printing of money to pay for supplies. -
The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Frankiln, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livington drafted the declaration. Congress declares there independence on July 4. John Dunlap prints the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration is officially signed by members.
