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The Albany Congress
A group of representatives were sent out to meet daily from June 19 through June 11. These representatives discussed relations with Native American tribes and defense from the French threat that came from Canada. This was the first time the congress had met together and is what set an example for the Stamp Act Congress and the First Continental Congress. -
Proclamation of 1763
The British Parliament issued the 1763 Proclamation as an official order, prohibiting white setters claiming territory that is already part of an Indian country. This was to help make peace with the Indians after the war. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act of 1764 was a modified version of the Sugar/Molasses Act of 1733. The Sugar Act was a three cent tax put on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo and certain wines. -
Effect of Sugar Act
The Sugar Act greatly effected merchants and they weren't afraid to be vocal about it. There were many boycotts due to disagreement with the Sugar Act. -
The Stamp Act
Required a government tax stamp on all legal documents. This was the first time parliament taxed Americans directly. This affected mpst lawyers, merchants and inkeepers. Stamp agents were mocked and tanuted after the Stamp Act. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act provided British soldiers with any accomidiations and housing. This event became the source of tension between Englands government and the thirteen colonies. These tensions helped feul the fire for the Revolitonary War. -
The Declartory Act
This was when the British repealed the Stamp Act and lessening the Sugar Act. The British did this because the protests and boycotts were hurting the British trade. -
Townshend Acts
A series of laws named for Charles Townshend who was a British Treasurer. These laws placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints and paper. People reacted very similar to how they reacted during the Stamp and Sugar Acts. The British ended up revoking all the changes (besides the tea tax) after a series of violent protests. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an event in which British soldiers killed five men and left six men injured. Soldiers were arrested and the selectman ordered the troops to be removed from the city. -
The Gaspee Affair
The Gaspee was a British Royal Navy ship. On June 9, 1772 the Gaspee began chansing a mercant ship because they believed it had smuggled goods on it. A group of men boarded the ship and there was an award offered to anybody who could identify the perps but nobody came through. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act lowered the price on East Indian Tea. American Colonist were not able to buy Tea unless it was from the East Indian company. The American Colonists were supposed to go for this but instead they found it as Britian not allowing them to buy tea from anywhere else. This situation led to the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
A law was passed that the East Indian was able to sell tea directly to American Colonists and it was also cheaper. An angry mob demanded the tea to be sent back to London. When this was denied the American Colonists broke into the chests of tea and poured them out into the docks. -
Intolerable Acts
The parliament passed a series of laws to punish rebellious colonists. Some of these were closing the Boston port and giving the government much more power over Masschucets. People were very angry because they thought it went against their natural rights. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting with 12 out of the 13 colonies that was arranged to discuss the Intolerable Acts. They wanted to compose a statement of colonial rights and they wanted to identify violations of those rights so that they could provide a plan to convince Britian to restore all old right. They also decided each colony would have only one vote. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
First military engagments of the Revolutionary War. Battles marked an outbreak between Great Britian and its 13 colonies. These led up to the Revolutionary War.
