-
French and Indian War
The war provided a lot of land for Great Britain. And the French and Native Americans were allies together that fought against Great Britain. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar act was suppose to stop smuggling and trade in sugar and molasses into the colonies. They would protect the ports so the colonists couldn't get the sugar and molasses. -
Stamp Act
Was an act by Great Britain that directly taxed the colonies. They specially taxed printed materials. -
Quartering Act
Made the colonists aid the British soldiers and made them house and feed the British soldiers. -
Repeal of Stamp Act
Parliament repeals the Stamp Act because of colonists protesting and boycotting British goods. -
Townshend Act
It was passed by Great Britain which would tax imported goods. But the colonists didn't have a representation to fight against this act. -
Boston Massacre
A patriot mob harassed a squad of British soldiers and hurled snowballs, clubs, rocks, and sticks at them. This caused the British soldiers to open fire under self defense. Five colonists were killed that day. -
Tea act
A law that forced colonists to use the British East India company to order tea, trade, and use the company’s ships to deliver. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest where colonists dressed up as Indians and dumped 342 chests of tea in the water in response to the British taxing tea. -
intolerable act
Laws passed after the Boston Tea Party. These laws took away self-governance and rights of Massachusetts colonists. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The start of the American Revolutionary war. British soldiers marched to Lexington and Concord to seize weapons from rebels, but failed in doing so and lost the battle.