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Treaty of Paris
Ended the French and Indian war between Great Britain and France -
Proclamation Act
This act was passed to restrict how far the colonies could expand west. -
The Sugar Act
A revision to the previous Molasses Act that taxed six pence per gallon. Reduced the tax in hopes that it would be enforced. -
The Quartering Act
Acts passed that required the colonists to accommodate British soldiers. -
The Stamp Act
Britain Parliament imposed a tax on all stamps in the British colonies. -
Stamp Act Congress
Stamp Act Congress or first American Congress was a meeting that had representatives from many colonies. -
Stamp Act Repealed
After months of protest in the colonies the British government repealed the Stamp Act. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was passed when the Stamp Act was repealed, giving the British government the ability to tax the colonists for whatever and at any price. -
Townshend Act
A series of acts imposed on the colonies that raised taxes on many products. -
Boston Massacre
The British shot at a mob and killed 5 colonists. -
Committee of Correspondence
United the colonies in opposition to the British. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty threw 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor. -
Tea Act
An act that forced the colonies to buy only British tea. -
Intolerable Acts
Passed by British Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party -
1st Continental Congress
Was a meeting with delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies. Discussed resistance to acts imposed on them. -
Battle at Bunker Hill
The British and Americans fought at Bunker Hill in the early stages of the Revolutionary War. The British won the battle. -
Lexington and Concord
These battles were the first military battles in the Revolutionary War. -
Appeal to Reason Rejected
A document sent to Britain by the colonies in an attempt to avoid all out war. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a book written by Thomas Paine that convinced many Americans that they should go to war. -
Declaration of Independence
A document that told the King that the colonies were going to leave the British Empire.
