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Quartering Act/ Stamp Act
The Quartering Act was forced upon colonist by parliment. This measure required certain colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops. The Stamp Act mandated the use of stamped paper or the affixing of stamps, certifying payment of tax. -
Declaratiry Act
Having withdrawn the Stamp Act, Parliament in virtually the same breath provocatively passed the Declaratory Act, reaffirming Parliament’s right “to bind” the colonies “in all cases whatsoever.” -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. The soldiers opened fire on the mob. -
First Continential Congress
The First Continental Congress deliberated for seven weeks, from September 5 to October 26, 1774. It was not a legislative but a consultative body—a convention rather than a congress. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. British troops had moved from Boston toward Lexington and Concord to seize the colonists' military supplies and arrest revolutionaries.
