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Law passed in 1660’s. All good traveling to and from the new world to Great Britain had to be transported by British ships.
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In 1763 the Prime Minister ordered the British Navy to begin strictly enforcing the Navigation Laws. Resentment began to arise in the colonists.
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Many in the Ohio frontier area were upset by the British rules and regulations. Warriors from multiple tribes joined in on this rebellion.
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The Treaty marked the end on the French and Indian war. The British gained control over the Ohio River Valley.
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Stated that colonists couldn’t settle past the Appalachian Mountains.
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Passed to raise revenue for the crown from colonies. It increased duty on sugar from the West Indies. After protesting, duties were lowered substantially.
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In 1765 the stamp act was made to increase revenue for British military. The acted mandated that any paper that had stamping, or the affixing of stamps, were required a tax.
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Required colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops. Tensions start rising.
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Soon after the repeal of the stamp act the Parliament came up with this. It “reaffirmed Parliaments right ‘to bind’ the colonies ‘in all cases whatsoever.” - Excerpt from The American Pageant
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After rebels started throwing rocks embedded in snow at the Redcoats, the British soldiers opened fire on the rebels. Five people died in total, with others injured.
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There was a light import duty on glass, white lead, paint, paper, and tea. The Townshend revenues were used to pay the salaries of the royal governors and judges.
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Virginia was the first to take a step into creating intercolonial committee of correspondence by creating the House of Burgesses. Other colonies followed.
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Around 100 Bostonians, in Native American garb, boarded the ships of tea imports. They started to throw over 342 boxes filled with tea slabs into the harbor.
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This added onto the previous Quartering act, but it allowed officials to have power to order soldiers to sleep in private homes.
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Called for a complete boycott if British goods. The delegates weren’t looking for separation, merely for repeal the offensive legislation.
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One of the acts considered “The Intolerable Acts.” It closed the port until all of the damages were paid for.
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Allowed the French to continue on with the Catholic religion. They were able to keep old customs and institutions. For the French, this was deemed unnecessary, while the English-speaking colonies believed it had to do with the events that had happened in Boston.
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Met in Philadelphia to address grievances. 12 out of 13 colonies sent in representatives. They discussed for 7 weeks in the fall. They compiled the Declaration of Independence.
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The first battle of the Revolutionary War. After muskets were gathered and men started to do drills openly, a British commander -posted in Boston- sent troops to Lexington to seize gunpowder. The minute men would not let them and fought back.
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Signed in Paris by representatives of King George III and representatives of the United States of America to agree for America to become its own country.
