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Sugar and Molasses Act
It was a law passed by the British Parliament which forced a tax (six pence per gallon) on foreign imports of molasses, sugar, and rum. The purpose of this was to reserve trade of the sugar market to sugarcane growers from British West Indies. This act was later modified in 1764 by the Sugar Act of 1764. -
Proclamation of 1763
A proclamation issued by the British to form and design a western border of the 13 colonies. The purpose was to make Britain's empire more well structured and to have a better relationship with the Native Americans. This was suppose to help have a better relationship with the Indians because it would control land purchases on the western border, control settlement, and trade. Americans made the proclamation moot(or unsettled) in 1783. -
The Sugar Act of 1764
A law passed by the British Parliament to impose a tax (reduced to 3 pence per gallon) on foreign imports of sugar and molasses. This was to raise money to pay for their protection and stop smuggling trade in sugar and molasses. This ended along with the American Revolution in September 3rd, 1783. -
Currency Act
A British law passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. It was made to create control and balance in the currency system in the colonies. They used the British money. -
Stamp Act
An act from the British Parliament. It forced a stamp duty(tax) on documents, newspapers, basically every piece of paper they used. It was forced on all American colonists. The purpose was to help pay for troops and the protection of the colonists. The Parliament repealed it in 1766. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The act was passed by the British Parliament. The act was where there was an outline of where the British soldiers would board in the colonies. It demonstrated the places and conditions the British soldiers would stay at. -
Townshend Acts
(June 15-July 2, 1767) It was a series of events/laws. Starting in 1767 and later on, they added laws that placed a tax on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. They made these laws in hope that it would pay for the expenses in the colonies. The Parliament canceled all of these laws except the tax on tea in 1770. -
Boston Massacre
A group of British soldiers guarding were constantly being taunted and had stuff being thrown at them by American colonists(protesters). The soldiers responded by shooting at the colonists. It killed 3 people right away and 2 died later on from their wounds. One person who died was named Crispus Attucks, and he was the first black man(or Indian) to be killed in the Boston Massacre. Capt. Thomas Preston was then arrested for leading it and also his eight men for manslaughter. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest against taxes by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. -
Intolerable Acts
The act was passed by the British Parliament. It was a series of laws to discipline the colonists for the Massachusetts colonists' defiance when they threw a large tea shipment into Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates at Carpenters' Hall from all the colonies except Georgia. (September 5-October 26, 1774) They drafted a declaration of rights. They agreed to choose Virginian Peyton Randolph as the first president of Congress. Among the delegates were George Washington, John Jay, John Adams, and Patrick Henry. This occurred in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Lexington/Concord
Lots of British troops traveled to nearby Concord to seize supplies. People were warned by riders including Paul Revere. Colonial military forces cut off the British. There was a confrontation on the “Lexington town green”. This started all the battling/fighting. In the end, the British retreated under all of the fighting. After this, there was many more battles/fights. The colonists won their independence officially in 1783.
