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End of the French and Indian War
The French lose all the land in North America -
The Proclamation of 1763
All colonists were banned from settling west of the Aplpalacian Mountains This made many colonists angry. they wanted to live where ever they decided too. -
Sugar Act
taxes were put on products, such as sugars and wines, and harsh punishments for smugglers The coloinsts were even more mad this was to help the british east india co. -
Stamp Act
The colonists had to buy an additional stamp for documents Many colonists were boycotting this law because they thought that buying an sdditional stamp was unfair. -
Quartering Act
During 1765, The Quartering Act required colonists to shelter/house British Soldiers, colonists got angrier they thought they should not have to house british soliders -
Townshend Act
Tax was included on imports such as glass,paper and lead. Colonists did not like taxes, this angered them. this was one main event that led to the rev war -
Boston Mascare
the boston massacre was an event that to to the american revolution, in which british soliders killed 5 men and injured 6 men. the first to die was a former american slave and a dockworker named Crispus Attucks. Colonists were angry. -
boston tea party
in 1773 a group of massachussetts patriots disquised as mohwak indians dumped 342 crates of tea in the boston harbor. british soliders closed down the boston harbor. -
Corecive/Intolerable Acts
Colonists from the Thirteen Colonies in turn responded to the Coercive Acts with additional acts of protest, and by convening the First Continental Congress, which petitioned the British monarch for repeal of the acts and coordinated colonial resistance to them.the 2 of the 5 intolerable acts were quartering act and quebec act -
Paul Revere's Ride
On the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere was sent and instructed to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were coming -
Lexington and Concord
Colonists fought in Lexington trying to stop the british from heading in to Concord. The first shots were fired just as the sun was rising at Lexington. The militia were outnumbered and fell back, and the regulars proceeded on to Concord.
