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Pontiacs Rebellion
Pontiac's war started at 1763 by 9 nativer american tribes. They were dissatisfied with British postwar policies in the Great Lakes region after the British victory in the French and Indian War. Native Americans would trick settlers to gain access to forts, and then capture or kill inhabitants -
Proclamation Line
The proclamation line separated the British and the Native Americans. The British said that no settlement can take place west of the Appalachia Mountains. The native americans were revolted because they had fought so hard for their lands and now they cannot get it. -
Sugar Act
tax on importing sugar, molasses, wine and coffee. The colonists got angrier and started boycotting those products. The British made sure thy paid the taxes, unlike before when the colonists could avoid it -
Stamp act
It was the first direct tax. Required stamp tax on all legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, dice, and all other printed material. Even though the tax was small it only affected the rich population. It generated the first wave of colonial resistance to British rule -
Quartering acts
Colonists must supply British troops with living quarters, bedding, food, beer, cider and rum. ach of the Quartering Acts was an amendment to the Mutiny Act and required annual renewal by Parliament -
Virginia Resolves
The Virginia Resolves were a series of resolutions passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses in response to the Stamp Act of 1765. It was created by the Virginia General Assembly, the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Example of a resolve: The second resolve was to remind everybody that all the people in the colony should be treated as if they were born within England’s realm. -
Son's of liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a secret, underground organization that was founded in Boston by Samuel Adams and John Hancock in July 1765. The Sons of Liberty were opposed to the Stamp Act and their membership spread to a number of colonial towns. The Purpose of the Sons of Liberty The objective and purpose of the Sons of Liberty was to force all of the British stamp agents to resign and also stop many American merchants from ordering British trade goods -
Stamp act congress
The Stamp Act Congress, or First Congress of the American Colonies, was a meeting held between October 7 and 25, 1765 in New York City, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America; it was the first gathering of elected representatives from several of the American colonies to devise a unified protest against new British taxation. The Congress was organized in response to a circular letter distributed by the colonial legislature of the Province of Massachusetts