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-Agreement that ended the French and Indian War.
-French Pulled All Forces from North America -
-The Proclamation of 1763 forbade the settlement of American colonists beyond the Appalachian mountains pending further adjustments.
-It was designed to fairly work out Native disputes.
-The Proclamation angered colonists, as they had fought for this territory and believed they had a right to it.
-Many colonists settled on this territory anyway -
-First law ever passed by Parliament raising tax revenue in colonies
-Increased tax on sugar imported from West Indies to North American colonies
-Colonists- very unhappy. After bitter protest these taxes were substantially lowered and agitation died down. -
-Required that stamps be affixed to paper as proof of payment
-About fifty items needed stamps, including commercial and legal documents
-Examples: marriage licenses, bills of lading, newspapers, pamphlets, diplomas and playing cards
-Caused uproar in colonies- led to nonimportation agreements, Stamp Act Congress -
-Act passed by George Grenville in 1765 requiring certain colonies to provide food and lodging to British soldiers stationed there
-Kept colonial resentment alive after Sugar Tax reduction -
-Claimed the British Taxes Were Unfair.
- Includes 14 Things the Colonists Found Unfair -
-Congress in New York City with twenty seven delegates representing nine colonies.
-had dignified debate, then drew up statement of rights and grievances urging Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act
-Ignored in Britain, had little effect in colonies, but step toward colonial unity -
- Said Taxes Were Same in US as Britain.
- This Came Same Day As Tax Act
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- The Stamp Act was Repealed by House of Parliament
- Repealed Happened due to Boycott of British Goods
- The Stamp Act was Repealed by House of Parliament
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-The most important of these acts was a light tax on goods such as tea, paint, glass, white lead and paper payable in American ports
-Part of tax paid for royal governors' salaries- colonists cherished right to control governors by suspending their salary
-Colonists somewhat angered, revived nonimportation agreements, but not as angered as they were by Stamp Act
-Smuggled tea for cheaper, smuggling increased -
-3 British Soldiers Shot and Killed 5 Colonists for Throwing Snowballs
-John Adams and Josiah Quincy defended the Soldiers
- This Massacre Inspired the Sons of Liberty -
-Group Rally of Colonists from the 13 Colonies
- Protesting the British Policy -
- Limited the Tea from Other Places Then The East India Company
- This Made The Prices of Teas to Skyrocket
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-Bostonians disguised as Indians dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor
-Earlier that year- nearly bankrupt British East India Company-17 million chests of unsold tea. British government lose tax revenue if bankrupt- gave British India Company monopoly of American tea trade. Tea cheap, even with tax.
-Americans realized Britain's attempt to make them accept tax- protests, including Boston Tea Party. -
-Boston Port Act- closed Boston harbor to trade until damages paid, order assured
-Administration of Justice Act- British officials who committed misdemeanors tried in England
-Massachusetts Government Act- many charter rights revoked, restritions on town meetings
Colonists were angered even further by this -
- Meeting of the Delagates from 13 Colonies
- Point of Meeting was to Oppose The British Laws
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- One of the First Battles of War
- Famous Shot Happened That Is Known as The Shot Heard Around The World
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-British General William Howe Leads His Troops
- British Won Battle but Lost Many of Their People Which Motivated Patriots -
- Second Chance The Colonists Tried To Prove Their Rights to the King
- Second Continental Congress was were this was Adopted
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-Questioned logic of a small island controlling a much larger continent
-Called for independence and the formation of a republic- a government with authority derived from the people. -
-Statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House
-US Declare of Independence as Nation
