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Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts said that all ships had to three quarters English and "enumerated" products not produced by the mother country were to be shipped from the colonies only to England or other English colonies. -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war between the French and the British. The Indians fought on the side of the French. The colonists fought on the side of British. In the end, the British beat the French, but the colonists were forced to stay on the east side of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited the colonists form moving west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War. The colonists were upset and the Proclamation was disliked by many of them because they helped the English win that land. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was the act that taxed molasses and sugar. Britain also only allowed the colonists to trade with them. The colonists began to boycott the British. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the act that taxed all legal documents and printed paper. The British also sent stamp agents to the colonies to force them to pay their taxes. The colonists reacted violently towards the stamp agents. -
Quartering Act
The colonists had to host 1,500 soldiers and supply them with their basic needs and anything else they needed or wanted. The colonists reaction was to refuse and send the British back to ships to sleep. -
Declaratory Act
It stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain. The colonists reaction to this was celebration because the act followed the repeal of the stamp act. -
Townshend Act
This act levied a tax on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. It also authorized Writs of Assistance. The colonists held more protests, boycotts, and smuggling of illegal goods. Afterwards, only tea tax remained. -
Boston Massacre
Five male civilians were killed by the British on King Street. The event was exaggerated, or propaganda, in the news paper. The patriots were throwing snowballs at the British Army. -
Committees of Correspondents
This was a network of communication for passing along news of British activity to the colonists. Sam Adams formed the Committee and it spread to the other colonies. -
Tea Act
There was still tax on tea, but it was now cheaper. Also, only one company had control over all the tea. The colonists were angry and they started the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a reaction to the Tea Act. The Sons of Liberty were behind this and they attacked British ships. They also smuggled 900,000 pounds of tea. This split the colonists. It energized more protests. -
Intolerable Act
Boston's port was closed and this severely limited town meetings. It called for all trials to take place in either Britain or Canada. Colonists also had to house the soldiers. This sparked more protests and militias. -
First Continental Congress
Members were elected to the Congress and 98% of all trade with Britain stopped. The Congress made new laws and established a second FCC. This made Britain mad. -
Second Continental Congress
George Washington leads this Congress. 13 delegates meet at the meeting. -
The Shot Heard 'Round the World
This started the American Revolution. The shot was fired in the battle of Lexington and Concord. It wasn't really heard around the world, but it was waited upon by the world. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
In this battle, the Patriots surrounded Boston. 1000 minute men marched to the hill in the dark. The British were extremely surprised. They had to retreat from the hill several times and the colonists ran out of ammunition. -
Olive Branch Petition
The colonists were begging to stop the war, but they were unsuccessful. They ended up going to war. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
This was a pamphlet that Thomas Pain's wrote that challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. It asked for independence form Great Britain.
