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Proclamation Line
The Proclamation Line rendered worthless land grants given by the British government to Americans who fought for the crown against France. It angered American colonists who wanted to continue their westward expansion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Proclamation_of_1763 -
Stamp Act
It was passed by the British Parliament. It was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper such as newspapers, licenses, etc. www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm -
Quartering Act
It outlined the locations and conditions in British soldiers are to find room and board in the American colonies. Required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/parliament-passes-the-quartering-act -
Declaratory Act
Accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act; stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America https://www.britannica.com/event/Declaratory-Act-Great-Britain-1766 -
Townshend Act
Named after Charles Townshend; purpose was to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townshend_Acts -
Boston Massacre
Started as a simple snowball fight; led to a fight between the British soldiers and the American colonists which led to 5 people being killed http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre -
Committee of Correspondence
Maintaining communication lines in the years before the Revolutionary War http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/committees-of-correspondence -
Tea Act
Designed to prop up the East India Company which was floundering financially and burdened with 18,000,000 pounds of unsold tea http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.html -
Boston Tea Party
A group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Indians boarded 3 British ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor; The value of the tea that was dumped into the harbor was at $18,000 -
Intolerable or Coercive Act
Aimed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the actions taken in the incident known as the Boston Tea Party; related to Quebec was seen as an additional threat to the liberty https://www.landofthebrave.info/intolerable-acts.htm -
"Shot Heard Around The World"
The "Shot Heard Around The World" became associated with historical events such as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/what-was-the-shot-heard-round-the-world The first shots were fired just after dawn in Lexington, Massachusetts on the morning of April 19, 1775 https://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-declaration-of-independence/the-shot-heard-round-the-world/ -
Common Sense
Advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the 13 colonies; To encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Sense_(pamphlet) -
Declaration Of Independence
In mid-June of 1776, a five man committee including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin were tasked with drafting a statement of the colonies' intentions; This document was written by Thomas Jefferson and was signed and approved on July 4, a date we celebrate as the birth of American freedom http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence
