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Writs of assitence
This act was passed beca use this act were orders that authorized customs officers to conduct general (non-specific) searches of premises for contraband. The exact nature of the materials being sought did not have to be detailed, nor did their locations.The writs were first introduced in Massachusetts in 1751 to strictly enforce the Act Of Trade the governing rules for commerce in the British Empire. -
Albany Plan of Uninon
July, 1754, This plan was to was to create a unified government between the 13 colonies. More than 20 representatives from the colonies agreed to this plan. -
French and indian war
This war happened because the English and french wanted to conquer the new world. The French were in Canada, so the British fought for it. The British ended up winning, but caused serious debt. -
Proclomation of 1763
after the British beat the French and the Indians, the Treaty of Paris was signed on February 10, 1763. It stated that the French and Indian War was over. But the settlement growth didn't stop, and the indians got mad again. To stop settlement, the Royal Proclamation of 1763 was written. It said that no settlement was to reach past the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar act
This act was passed on the day of April 5, 1764. This act forced colonists to pay made the colonist’s to pay taxes on sugar and molasses. It made them pay 6 pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. This act made the colonists very unhappy with England. They started to boycott, quite buying those things. -
The stamp act
This act was passed on the day of March 22, 1765. This act was forced upon the american colonists and this act made the colonist pay taxes on every piece of printed paper they used. The money that was made from this act was used to defend and protect the american frontier near the appalachian mountains. The colonists started debates and mob/crowds. -
Sons of liberty
1765 This was the people harassing the british people by throwing rock and clubbing them. They reacted in violence. -
Townshed act
This act was passed to collect revenue from the colonists by putting custom duties on imported glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. The colonist, Samuel Adams protested against this act. The colonists also boycotted english goods -
Boston Massacre
The day this event happened was on a Monday night of March 12, 1770. Massachusetts Bay Colony were there to stop demonstrations against the Townshend Acts and keep order, but instead they provoked outrage. They way this didn't help the colonists is because there were 10 colonists killed and it was believed that this is what started the revolutionary war. The actions of the colonists made the King mad so he sent more troops and they revolutionary war started. -
The Tea Act
The day the tea act started was May 10, 1773. This act was an act that was to allow a drawback of the duties of customs on the exportation of tea to any of his Majesty's colonies or plantations in America; to increase the deposit on bohea tea to be sold at the India Company's sales; and to empower the commissioners of the treasury to grant licences to the East India Company to export tea duty-free. The way this act hurt the colonists is that the British parliament made the americans pay taxes. -
battle of quebec
after the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, the British fought back. 50 American Patriots died, 34 wounded, and captured over 300 British. -
Boston Tea Party
The day of this event happened was the night of December 16, 1773. The reason this event happened was because is that the colonist were mad that England was making them pay taxes on their tea. The Sons Of Liberty where the protesters that wanted no taxes on the tea. The colonists acts made the Red coats starts being more cautious. -
Coercive acts
Started December 17, 1773 It was known as the intolerable acts which was made up of many acts like the stamp act. The colonist didn’t react well because they were taxing them to high. -
The introlerable act
May 20th 1774 The intolerable acts include…
The Stamp act-made many printed letters newspaper etc. to only be printed using London stamp paper (which is taxed) The Townshend act-is a series of acts that came in place to give more money to judges and governors
The Declaratory act-it repealed the stamp act to show that the Americas are a part of England this was caused by boycotts
The Tea act -made Americans pay taxes
The Boston Port act- closed port to all ships
The Massachusetts Government act -
Quebec Act
7, 1774. The reason was to make a provision to the government of Quebec Province. Parliament made a revision to the Quebec boundaries. The colonists were affected because the boundaries forced them to move inwards from the St. Lawrence River. The colonists reacted by starting the battle of Quebec. -
Conetenetal congress
1774- 1789 Was a group of people who were fighting for the intolerable acts and things like that. The colonist didn’t react well to it. -
The restraining act
This act was passed on March 30, 1775 after news was received in London that colonies outside of New England had joined the Continental Association . New York, Delaware, North Carolina, and Georgia were not included because the North ministry mistakenly believed that those colonies were opposed to the colonial boycott -
Battle of lexiington and conquored
April 19,1775
About 700 British Army regulars, under Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, were given secret orders to capture and destroy military supplies that were reportedly stored by the Massachusetts militia at Concord. Through effective intelligence gathering, Patriot colonials had received word weeks before the expedition that their supplies might be at risk and had moved most of them to other locations. They also received details about British plans on the night before the battle and were a -
Battle of bunker hill
June 17, 1775. The battle started because the colonists learned that the british planned to occupy Dorchester Heights. -
Daughters of liberty
1775 The Daughters of Liberty were a successful Colonial American group,that consisted of women who displayed their loyalty by participating in boycotts. The coloniest reacted to this well and happy about it.