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Proclamation Line
The Proclamation Line was a line set up by the king to show a border between the colonies and the rest of North America. The line was set up following the Appalachian Mountains and was there to stop anyone from moving away. The line was set up after the French and Indian war and was meant to keep the land west of the Appalachians open and used more for trading and furs with the Natives. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act of 1765 was an act the British Parliament put intact to for the taxation on molasses, sugar and rum. The colonists were upset that they had to pay more on taxes for these even though the overall price went down. Again the argument about no taxation without representation comes up, and the people continue to fight the new laws. The act was repealed in 1766, but the harm was already done. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act of 1765 was a tax that was put on all printed goods sold in the American colonies. This was just another one of the king’s acts that really irritated the colonists and continued the push for a revolution. Like all the other taxes, the colonists believed in no taxation without representation. -
Townshend Acts
– The Townshend Acts were a group of taxes that the king created in response to the colonies recent outburst at previous laws. The king put these in place to put a statement, he could tax however he wanted and he was in complete control over the colonies. This didn’t sit well with the colonists, starting a rebellion in Boston, Massachusetts and also starting many boycotts against the British and their goods. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident that occurred in Boston, Massachusetts that resulted in 9 deaths of colonists by British soldiers. Some colonists were harassing a young British soldier and after some events they started to form a riot, with 400 colonists inclosing on the soldiers. Backup came for him but they were still greatly outnumbered. The crowd continued to harass the soldiers until one of them misfired their weapon, with the rest following. The soldiers were found not guilty. -
Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1973 sixteen colonists snuck onto a British tea boat that was in the harbor in response to the increased tax on the tea. The colonists refused to pay the tax on the tea, and the ship was going to be set sail back to Britain. The colonists didn’t believe they should be able to be taxed without having representation, leading to the famous phrase by Patrick Henry “No taxation without representation.” This is one of the most iconic events in the American Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the letter sent to the king stating that they were starting a war with Britain and that the 13 colonies were now Free states and not connected with the British Empire. It technically started the Revolutionary War, even though fighting had been going on for a while before. The colonists believed that the king was taking advantage of them and they were expressing natural rights including revolution.
