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Proclamation Act
The end for the French and Indian war was a great celebration for the colonies. Another effect it did was it closed off the frontier to colonial expansion. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britian and The United States. The treaty was signed on November 30 1782 -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act reduced the rate of tax on the molasses. This enforced tax on the molasses almost caused the rum industry to be declined. -
Quatering Act
This act reqiured the colonies to house the British soldiers in barracks, that were provided by the colonies. -
Stamp Act Congress
It was the first congress meeting between Colonies. It was planned to responded to the British Colonial polices. -
Declaration of Rights and Grieviances
This was made by the First Continental Congress in October 14 1774. They said it was best for the King, King George the 3 to hear what the Colonists had to say. -
Stamp Act Repealed
The first internal tax that was imposed directly to the American colonists by the British Goverment. The act came at a time when the British Empired was in a debt from the Seven Years' War. -
Declaratory Act
It was passed when the Stamp Act was appealed. They can tax and pass binding laws. -
Townshend Acts
This act ordered duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea imported into the colonies. Many of the Americans thought this act was an abuse of power. -
Boston Massacre
Several Colonists went a riot aganist the Red Coats. Leading them the Red Coat into of shooting them, killing many people in Boston. -
Committee of Correspondense
The meaning for Committee of Correspondense is maintaining communication lines in the years before the Revolutionary War. This also helped bring about the formation fo the First Continental Congress in 1774. -
Tea Act
A group called Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and borded 3 ships. The 3 ships carried a the tea which they destroyed about 92,000 pounds of tea. -
Bosion Tea Party
Due to the heavily taxing of tea, Colonists made action to throw off the tea of the British Ships. The cause of this is that Colonists see hte Parilment have no rights to tax them. -
Intolerable Act
This act was passed by the Parilment, by punishing the Colonists who dumped the tea. This act took away the Masssachusetts Government 's power and rights. -
1st Continental Congress
It was the first meeting of delegates of each thirteen colonies, well twelve that is. They were called to respond to the Intorable Act. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
It was wrote by John Dickenson and it was for to oppose of the Stamp Act. It raise the problem of who has the rights to tax the colonists. -
Common Sense
The book "Common Sense" was published by Thomas Paine. This book was about his opinions on the American Indepence -
Lexington and Concord
In Lexington they captured Colonial leaders, Sam Adams and John Hancock. Then in Concord they would sieze the gunpowder. -
Bunker Hill
As though, The Colonists lost this battle, their confidence began to build up. The British knew whats is going to happen after the battle, they knew it's going to be a long risky war. -
Appeal to Reason Rejected
This was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5, 1775. The reason for this was to avoid a full on war between the 13 colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776.
