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Proclamation of 1763
It banned colonial settlement west of a line drawn along Appalachian Mountains. Settlers were told they had to move to a location east of that line. Later it was ignored and proved impossible for the British to enforce -
The Sugar Act
Parliament passed Sugar Act. It put a duty on several products, including molasses. Ir also called punishment of smugglers. -
The Stamp Act
It required that all colonists buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities. The stamps had to be placed on newspapers, wills, licenses, insurance policies, labd titles, contracts, and other documents. -
Quartering Act
The act required colonists to quarter, or house, British troops and provide them with food and other supplies. -
Townshend Acts
Britain would no longer tax products or activities inside the colonies. It would only tax products brought into the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Parliament repealed allownshed duties excrpt the one tea. That tax was left in force to demonstrate Parliament's right to tax the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
Native Americans boarded the tea ship. During the next three hours, they threw 342 cases of tea into harbor. While they cheered, the raiders destroyed 90000 pounds of tea worth thousands of dollars -
Intolerable Acts
The British passed several punative acts aimed at bringing the colonies back into submission of the king. Boston Port act, Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Goverment Act, Quebec Act, Quartering Act of 1774 -
1st Continental Congress meets
All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates. The colonies presented there were united in a determination to show a combined authority to Great Britain, but their aims were not uniform at all. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Gage would send out regiments of British soldiers quartered in Boston. Their destinations were Lexington, where they would capture Colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock, then Concord, where they would seize gunpowder. But spies and friends of the Ameicans did not let them do it. -
2nd Continental Congress Meets
After Lexington and Concord there was the 2nd Continental Congress Meet. How would colonies meet the military threat of redcoats? It was agreed that a Continental Army will be created. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Under orders of Artemas Ward, British troops took their guns, shovels, picks. Their destination was Bunker Hill, where they could bombard the town and British ships of Boston Harbor. But they misunderstood and arrived to Breed's hill -
Olive Branch Petition
The petition stated that the colinists were loyal to the king. It asked George to stop fighting so all disputes between the colonistsand Britain could be solved peacefully. On July 8th it was srnt to the king -
Publication of common sense
The pamphlet stimulated broad support for independence. It stated, Americans would be far better off if they governed themselves. -
British retreat from Boston
Washington placed the cannons on high ground overlooking Boston. This made it impossible for the British to defend the city, they withdraw from Boston by sea and never returned. -
Signing Declatration Of Independence
Building on the ideas of Englishment, it uses step-by-step logic to explain why the colonists wanted to break away from British rule. But only July fourth Gongress approved the Declaration of Independence. Since then, Americans celebrate Independence Day.
