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Albany Congress
This was an attemp to unite all the colonists against the French. -
Proclimation of 1763
The Proclimation of 1763 signified the end of the French and Indian War. This helped the colonists realize that they could make it without Britains help. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a law that was passed that said that the tax for molasses went down by three pence (Britain currency) but the tax for sugar, certain wines, coffee, pimiento, cambric and printed calico to go up. -
The Currency Act
The Currency Act was what happened when British currency became hard to obtain, the colonists wanted to print their own bills for money. Britain did not approve of this, so they passed the Currency Act which forbid the colonists to print or use any of these bills. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an act that said that the colonists had to have a stamp for any official parchment or paper, and taxed the stamps. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act of 1765 stated that the colonists had to house any British soldiers who stopped by their house, and to provide meals and beds for them. -
The Stamp Act Congress
This was a congress that made a list of grievances that they suffered from the Stamp Act and the King. -
The Declaratory Act
This act stated that all of the colonists land, plantations, farms, houses, ect. belonged to Great Britain and not the colonists, so they could not protest about that. -
The Townshend Revenue Act
The Townshend Revenue Act was an act that passed taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea in response to the colonists resistance and protest to the Stamp Act. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the first fight that resulted in death between the colonists and Britain. This fight got started when a colonist threw a snowball a British soldier, who mistook the sound as a gunshot and told the other soldiers to open fire. The death toll was five. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was the final straw for the colonists. The king raised taxes on tea, something the colonists felt didn't need to be taxed. This act led to The Boston Tea Party. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party happened when the colonists decieded to dump all the tea in The Boston Harbor. This was a first major protest against the British. -
Boston Port Act
After the Boston Tea Party, the British closed down the Boston Harbor as punishment towards the colonists. -
Quartering Act of 1774
The Quartering Act of 1774 was similar to The Quartering Act of 1765, except for if you refused to house British soldiers, you could get arrested. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act spread the border of Great Britain into what is now Central America. -
Lexington and Concord
When the British came to ambush the colonists, Paul Revere and two other men ran the streets to warn the minute men of the British. When the British reached Lexington/Concord, a small militia of men were waiting. -
The Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
The Continetal Congress met in Philadelphia to talk about America's independance. In this meeting they voted on writing a Delceration of Independance. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was very important to the colonists, even though they didn't win. It proved to the British that the colonists could fight, and would have won if they had enough ammo. -
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" is published
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to inspire colonists to take part in the war, and to not stand tolerant to the British's ways. -
The Declaration of Independance is finished
This was one of the most important documents that the Colonists made about their freedom. After this was finished, it was read publicly, then signed and sent to King George the Third.
