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Proclamation of 1763
Britian closed of land west of the Appalachian mountains. Britian didn't want further conflict with the Native Americans. -
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Road to Independence
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Sugar Act
Britian taxed sugar and molasses coming any where except Britian. Britian wanted to make the French's prices seem higher so they could stay in control of the trade. The colonists don't really care and continue their trade with France. -
Stamp Act
Required that government stamps be placed on newspapers, dice, playing cards, calendars, and legal paper. The colonists protested "No taxation without representation!" which meant that if they couldn't have officials represent them in the British parliment to discuss taxes, then they shouldn't be taxed. -
Townshend Acts
Britian taxed glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea.This act also allowed tax collecters to search for smuggled goods at any time at any place. -
Boston Massacre
Colonists that were violently protesting were fired upon by British soldiers. Five young men were killed and Samuel Adams and other angry colonists called it a "massacre." -
Tea Act
Put a high tax on tea and the British East India Company monopolized the tea trade. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists disguised as Native Americans boarded 3 tea ships and threw 342 chests of tea into Boston harbor. "The harbor shall be a tea pot tonight!" said one colonists. -
Intolerable Acts
Britian punished Boston for the tea party by passing the Coercive Acts, later known as the Intolerable Acts. The acts had several effects. 1. Boston harbor was closed until Boston paid for the lost tea. 2. The Massachusetts charter was canceled. The governer decided if and when the legislature could meet. 3. Royal officials accused of crimes were sent to Britian for trial. There they would face a more friendley judge and jury. 4. The Quartering Act made colonists house British soldiers. -
Lexington and Concord
In the morning on April 19 fewer than 70 minutemen gathered at the Lexington village green near Concord. The milita faced 700 British regulars. The milita commander shouted "Do not fire unless fired upon. But if they mean to have war, let it begin here!" No one knows who fired the first shot, but after the smoke cleared 8 minutemen were dead and 10 were injured. -
Second Continental Congress
Represenatives from 12 colonies met to discuss Lexington and Concord. The needed to decide how to react to the fighting. They decided to break away from Britian. -
Declaration of Independance
The official document signed by John Hanncock, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, and other patriots declaring independance for America.
