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A treaty signed by Spain, Great Britain, Portugal, and France in agreement when Britain won the Seven Years' War against France, and Spain.
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An act forbidding colonists to setle west of the Appalachians.
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An act passed by British parliament that required colonists to pay a tax on imported sugar and molasses.
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An act passed that made colonists pay taxes on paper.
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An act that forced colonists to house British soldiers.
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The Stamp Act Congress was a meeting in New York, and it was the first meeting of elected representatives to start a protest against the new taxes from England.
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A document that states that taxing the colonists without their approval was unconstitutional.
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Parliament repeals the Stamp Act because of protests from the colonists.
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A series of acts that taxed paint,glass,oil,paper, and more.
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A group of redcoats gunned down unarmed protesters, and sparked the war.
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Governments made up by the patriot leaders on the eve of the American Revolution.
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An act that taxed tea, which caused The Boston Tea Party.
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A protest that involved dumping tea into the Boston Harbor.
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A series of acts passes to punish the colonists for The Boston Tea Party.
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The First Continental Congress was a meeting that had delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies.
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The first battles of the Revolutionary War.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was a battle fought during the siege of Boston. Once the British heard about the colonist forces they launched an attack and beat them.
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A petition signed by the 2nd Continental Congress in an attempt to avoid war with England.
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A book by Thomas Paine that inspired the colonists to fight for their independance. The fanous quote 'No taxation without representation" comes from this book.
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An act that stated parliament had the same authority to tax in the colonies as they did in Britain.
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On July 4th, 1776 the Declaration of Independance was signed, and the American colonies gained independance from England.
