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It was issued by King George III after the French and Indian war. This forbade any settlers from settling West of the Appalachians.
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Because of the recent war, Britain's economy collapsed. To recover money from the war, the British passed many laws such as the Sugar Act. Items such as sugar and molasses were taxed by this law.
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This act prohibited the colonists from using paper money.
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This was a tax on all pieces of printed paper that the colonists used.Licenses, marriage documents, newspapers, were all taxed. Even playing cards were taxed.
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The Quartering Act was an act passed to pay for supplies for the British soldiers.
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Patrick Henry presented this set of resolves to the House of Burgesses, and said that the British could not tax the colonists if they did not have any representation.
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The Townshend Acts were a series of acts that placed taxes on items such as glass, lead, paints, and paper.
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A mob of angry colonists started harassing British soldiers, who panicked and fired into the crowd, killing five people.
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The Tea Act was an act that placed tazes on tea.
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American Patriots dressed as Indians raided ships and dumped a lot of team into Boston Harbor.
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The Intolerable Acts were four harsh acts passed that punished the people from Massachusetts who had dumped tea into the harbor.
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Colonial representatives had a meeting to oppose the Intolerable Acts.
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The first major clash in the American Revolution, where minutemen were alerted by Paul Revere that the British soldiers were coming.
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This was another major battle of the American Revolution, where the patriots, led by William Prescott, fought against William Howe and his troops.
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The Declaration of Independence was a statement that said America was free from British rule.
