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Seven Year's War Ends
Vastly enlarged imperial domain in North America. British government did not want to compel the American colonists to should the financial costs of empire. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America atthe end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, and forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
It increased the duty on foreign sugar imported from the West Indies. -
Stamp Act: Congress
Assembled together in New York City 27 distinguished delegates from 9 colonies debated the statement of their rights and grievances and beseached the KIng and Parimant to repeal the repungant legislation. -
Quartering Act
A measure requirred ceratin colonies to provide food and livings quarters for British troops. -
Declaretory Act
Reaffirming parlimants rights to bind the colonies in all cases whatsoever. -
Towshend Acts
The most important duty for the regulations of this act was a light import duty on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea. -
New York Legislative suspended by Parliment
Failure to comply with the Quartering Act -
British Troops occupy Boston
Many of the soldier were drunken and had profane characterters the liberty loving colonists resenting the presence of the red coated taunted the (bloody backs). -
Boston Massacre
The Bosotonians were still angry over the death of an 11year old boy shot 10 days earler during a protest against a mercahnt who hasd defie the colonian boycott of British goods. -
All Towshend Acts except Tea Act was repealed
The ill-timed acts had failed to produce revenue though the did produce near rebellion proceeds from the tax in one year were a paltry 295. -
Commitees of Correspondants formed
Sameual Adams signal contribution was to organize this in Msssachucettes. -
British East India Company granted tea monoply
The company over burden with 17 million pounds of unsold tea was facing bankruptcy. -
Governer Hutchinson's actions provoke Boston Tea Party
Hutchinson was infuriated so the Boston radicals ordered tea ships not to clear the harbor until they unloaded cargos. Sentiment against him was further inflammed when his enemy published a private letter in which he declared an abridment of what are called English liberties was neccessary for prevention in the colonies. -
Intolerable Acts
Many of the chaterted rights of colonial Massachucettes were swept away restrcition were placed on the precious town meetings. -
Quebec Act
Passed at the same time of the intolerable acts it eroniously reguarded an Engish speaking America as part of the British reaction to the turbulience in Boston. It was a good law in a bad company. -
The association boycotts British goods
Created by congress unlike previous non-importation agreements the association called for the boycott to note that the delegates were not yet calling for indepedence. -
First Continental Congress
Summoned by the intolerable acts it was to meet in Phildelphia to consider ways of readdressing colonial grievenances. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The were to seize stores of colonial gunpoweder and also to bag the rebel ringleaders, Samuel Adams and John Hancock. -
Decleartion of Independence
Was formally approved by congress. Shoul dof been called "the explanation of independence" gave the appeal universality by invoking the natural rights of human kind.
