The American Revolution

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    The Proclamation of 1763 was an order issued by King George III that stopped Colonial expansion in the Americas past a line set by British rule.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act was yet another act imposed by Britain upon the colonies. This particular act required all pieces of printed paper to have a purchased stamp on them, as a way to tax the colonists.
  • Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act was an act imposed by Britain on the colonies that forced colonists to house British soldiers at their own expense.
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act
    The Townshend Act was actually a series of acts. Those being, the Revenue Act of 1767, the Indemnity Act, the Commissioners of Customs Act, the Vice Admirality Court Act, and the New York Restraining Act.
  • Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre is an event that happened when drunk colonists began harrassing British Soldiers, who then opened fire on the crowd without order to.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Boston Tea Party occurred when the British imposed the Tea Act. Colonists, fed up with British greed, boarded a transport ship with cargo still on board, and dumped large amounts of tea into the harbor.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    The Intolerable Acts were a series of acts imposed upon the colonists by the British, as a result of the Boston Tea Party to punish colonists for their rash behavior.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    The first meeting of the Continental Congress, in an attempt to create a letter to King George III to convince him to repeal the Intolerable Acts.
  • Treaty of Paris