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End of French and Indian War
The end of the war led to debt for England which ment taxes. England began to tax the colonies instead of taxing the mother country -
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Road To Revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
This declared that the colonists could not move farther than the appalachian mountains. This "Law" was widely ignored by the colonists because the whole war was about fighting for land, and now they couldn't live on it. -
Sugar Act
This taxed sugar, molasses and other sweetners. The colonies are now getting angry. These items would later be smuggled into the colonies. -
Stamp Act
This taxed official documents such as wills and newspapers. This angered the colonists so much that people would gather around and throw stamped paper into a fire. -
Quartering Act
Required that colonists fed and housed British soldiers. Some colonists completely refused to let soldiers in your home. England still see's this as fair because they did fight the war alongside the colonies. -
Townshend Act
This act taxed imported goods. Many colonists just boycotted goods and smuggled them instead. As a result, Britain gave soldiers the right to search whatever they wanted through a peice of paper called writs of assistance. This made smuggling much harder. -
Boston Massacre
On March 5th, 1770, an angry mob gathered around British soldiers, throwing snowballs and rocks and waving clubs as if about to beat the soldiers with them. The soldier who shot first thought he heard the word "FIRE" and the event spireled out of control. When the smoke cleared, five colonists were dead, another seven injured. -
Tea Act
This act taxed tea. The colonies boycotted tea but Britain shipped tea to the colonies and forced them to buy the tea. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists were so angry that 116 people dressed up as Native Americans and dumped 90,000 lbs. (45 tons) of tea into the Bostan Harbor -
Coercive/Intolorable Acts
These acts were spread out over time. The port of Boston was closed until the tea was paid for. Trials were moved to England to ensure that the members would be found guilty. Town Meetings were banned in hopes that the colonists would stop scheming against Britain. The Quartering Act was also strengthened and there were now consequences for not allowing soldiers in your home -
Paul Revere's Ride
On April 18th, 1775, Paul Revere saw two lights in the Old North Church pointing towards sea. He, Sam prescott, and Billy Dawes rode through the night, Yelling "The regulars are coming". -
The Shot Heard Around The World
After Paul Revere's ride, the Minutemen assembled, grabed their weapons, and met the 700 British troops coming to seize the colonies munitions. 77 minutemen vs. 700 British troops. No one knows who shot the first shot, but it started a war for aplace top call our own.
