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Proclamation of 1763
Using the Appalachians Mountains, the British government passed the Proclamation of 1763 to separate British colonies from Native Americans territory. -
Sugar act
The purpose of the Sugar Act was to lower the taxes on molasses and to reduce the smuggling that was going on at the time -
Repeal of Stamp act
Appeal by Benjamin Frankin before the British House of commons. colonists were excited to hear the bill was being repealed. -
Boston Massacre
British soliders had shooting and killed 5 men. a fight between British soilders and colonist with them throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks. -
Boston Tea Party
This happened because the colonists did not want to pay taxes
on British tea. Group of Massachusetts colonist dressed like Native Americans and dumped 342 chest of tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable acts
Harsh laws passed by the british parliament to punish America colonists from the result from the Boston Tea Party and other protest. -
Patrick Henry speech
Patrick Henry addresses the Virginia House of Burgesses in St. John’s Church in Richmond, where he decreed, “Give me Liberty or Give me Death.” His speech is often credited with convincing Virginia to permit Virginia troops to enter the Revolutionary War. The crowd reacted to Henry’s speech with fervent cries, “To Arms! To Arms!” -
Common sense
Thomas Paine, an English writer, publishes his pamphlet "Common Sense," touting the ability and right of America to create a democratic and free nation, winning public support for the cause of American independence from Britain with the sale of hundreds of thousands of copies. Thomas Jefferson received a copy of "Common Sense" at his home Monticello, whose sentiments pleased him, and the course for independence and the Declaration to follow began. -
Princeton Battle
General Washington and the 7,000 man Continental Army defeats British General Charles Cornwallis at Princeton, New Jersey. This battle, combined with that of Trenton one week earlier, impressed upon other European nations that the Americans could combat the British Army.
