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French & Indian War
The French and Indian war was a battle between England and the American colonists that lasted about 7 years. The British won the war but suffered more from the after effects. -
Proclamation of 1763
George the third issued a proclamation that didn't allow settlement west of the Appalachian mountains, but the colonists didn't care and moved to the west anyways. -
Taxation Without Representation
Taxation without representation was a slogan from the revolutionary war which meant the colonists weren't allowed to choose representatives parliament, which passed the laws under which they were taxed. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act of 1764 was a law that was passed to raise revenue from the American colonist in the 13 colonies. Many of the colonist were frustrated by this law. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the new tax that was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Including Ship's papers, legal documents, newspapers etc. -
Repeal of Stamp Act
Parliament revoked the stamp act to make its power clear and issued the Declaration act. The colonist didn't have any reaction to this and stay neutral. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight that occurred between a group of patriots throwing snowballs at British soldier, which caused Several colonists to be killed from the British soldier firing back. -
Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act was passed by parliament to help tea companies that were struggling, but the Indians got mad and dumped tons of pounds of the East India Company's tea into the Boston harbor water. -
Intolerable Acts
The intolerable acts was a reaction to the Boston Tea Party by Parliament who shut down the Boston Harbor. It also cause Britain to house soldiers in vacant private homes. The colonies reacted back by assembling the first continental congress. -
The First Continental Congress
The first continental congress was a meeting during a September where twelve out of the thirteenth colonies met to to organize colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts.
