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The French were thrown out of North America, and Great Britain gained control of Canada and land beyond the Applachian mountains and before the Misissippi River.
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The colonists were banned from settling beyond the Appalachian Mountians.
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The first law ever passed by Parliament for raising tax revenue in the colonies. Increased the price of foreign sugar imported from the West Indies.
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This mandated the use of stamped paper that certified the payment of tax. This angered colonists signifcantly as they claimed they had no representation in Parliament.
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Colonists were required to provide food and housing for British troops. This caused much anger among colonists.
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FIrst meeting of 27 delegates from 9 colonies. They met to discuss protesting the Stamp Act.
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THe Stamp Act is repealled and Parliament affirms its right to make whatever law, and the colonists had to follow.
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Passed to generate revenue to pay the salaries of government officals. Many items like like glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea were taxed.
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Tragic event where 11 colonists were killed by British troops. This was caused by the taunting of many colonists towards the troops.
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These commites were started by Samuel Adams in order to spread the spirit of resistence towrds the British.
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This was a politcal protest by the Sons of Liberty where they dressed as Indians and dumped 342 chests of tea off docked ships into the Atlantic Ocean.
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These acts were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for what they did at the Boston Tea Party.
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This was an agreement between the colonies to completely boycott British goods.
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12 of the 13 colonies sent well-respected men to readress the colonies complaints towards the British rule.
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British troops were sent to Lexington to seize stores of colonial gunpowder. This ended up with gunshots exchanged and 8 Americans dead and several injured. The troops then went to Concord where they had to retreat.
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All 13 colonies sent representatives this time. They met to discuss the need to keep on fighting and hope that Parliament gives in to their grievancses.
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he Battle of Bunker Hill(was actually fought on nearby Breed's Hill) was won by the British, but gave the colonistis a major confidense boost for future battles.
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This professed American loyalty to the crown in order to prevent furture hostilities.
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This was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. Its purpose was to persuade people to join the revolution.
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This was the fonding document of American politics. It announced that the 13 colonies were seperating from Great Britain.
