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Treaty Of Paris
This treaty ended the French and Indian War. Britian gained much of France's land in North America. -
Proclamation act
This forbid all settlement past a line drawn along the appalachian mountains. -
Sugar act
Parliament passed a modified version of the sugar and molasses act which made colonists pay taxes on imported sugar. -
The stamp act
Passed by british parliament to tax all american colonists on every printed piece of paper they used. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act requires British soldiers to house in colonists homes. If the house was to small, they had to pay for them to stay at local inns, ale houses, and other places. -
Stamp act congress
This was held in New York City and it was the first gathering of elected representatives to fight back against British taxations. -
Declaration of rights and grievances
This declared that taxes imposed on British colonies without their knowledge was unconstitutional. -
Stamp act repealed
This got rid of the stamp act which was a taxation on stamps. -
Declaratory Act
The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act. A tax measured to raise revenues for a British army in America. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts resulted in putting taxes on paint, lead, glass, paper, and tea imported into the colonies. -
Boston massacre
A street fight between a patriot mob and british soldiers. -
Committee of Correspondence
This established a political union between the 13 colonies. -
Tea Act
The British Parliament passes a bill designed to make money. A tax was put on all teas imported into the colonies. -
Boston tea party
A political protest by the sons of liberty. -
Intolerable acts
American patriots names this due to the series of laws passed by british parliament after the boston tea party. -
1st continental congress
All colonies except georgia sent delegates. It went until October 26th, 1774. -
Lexington and Concord
These battles kicked off the revolutionary war. -
Bunker Hill
The british defeated the americans on bunker hill, this well boosted the colonists confidence. -
Appeal to reason rejected
This was created at the second continental congress after the battles at lexington, concord, and bunker hill. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine published his writing of “Common Sense”. He wrote it to explain his arguments in favor of American Independence. -
Decleration Of Independace
The Decleration Of Independance is a document adopted by the Continental Congress. This said that the 13 new states are no longer apart of the British Empire and are their own new nation.
