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The Molasses Act
Taxed import of Molasses -
The Proclamation of 1763
Forbid settlers from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains -
Sugar Act
New taxes on trade, James Otis argues that taxation without representation violates colonists liberties -
Stamp Act
taxed almost all printed materials, including news, papers, pamphlets, wills, mortgages, deeds, licenses, diplomas, and even playing cards -
Townshend Acts
the new chancellor of the Exchequer introduced new regulations and taxes -
Non-importation
Pleading not to buy any British goods until Parliament repealed the Stamp Act -
Boston Massacre
A shooting when three people lay dead, two more would die later, and six others were wounded -
Boston Tea Party
Several thousand people on the shore cheered as Hewes and the other men dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor -
Coercive Acts
laws that were intended to punish Massachusetts and end colonial challenges to British authority -
Second Continental congress
The congress voted to "adopt" the militia army surrounding Boston and they named the Continental Army -
Common Sense and Independence
As the war dragged on, more and more Patriots began to think that the time has come to declare independence, although they feared the most colonists were still loyal to the king -
Declaration of independence
In early July a committee comprised of John Adams, Benjamin, Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson submitted a document that Jefferson drafted, explaining why it was time for independence
