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Proclamation of 1763
Result of French and Indian War. The British government set a western boundary for the colonies.
Sugar Act
Placed a tax on sugar and other things not from Britain. A way for Britain to control colonial trade British sent tax collectors to the colonies from Britain
Quartering act
Colonists had to give supplies and shelter to British soldiers
Stamp Act
A tax was placed on many items such as printed paper goods made in the colonies. A stamp was placed on the item when a tax paid.
Townshend acts
British placed a tax on things like glass and paint. Writs of Assistance were issued that allowed the British to search for smuggling without evidence.
Boston Massacre
Britain sent more troops. British fire on colonists and five colonists are killed.
Commitees of Correspondence
Samuel Adams called for a Boston town meeting to create a committee of correspondence to communicate Boston’s position on issues to the other colonies.
Tea Act
Allowed one company to sell tea at a lower price. Hurt colonial merchants.
Boston Tea Party
Colonists tossed tea into Boston Harbor as a protest of the Tea Act.
Intolerable Acts
The British passed four new laws as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. The British closed Boston Harbor until colonists paid for the money lost when the tea was dumped in the harbor. New Quartering Act passed.
First Continental Congress
Representatives from all colonies except Georgia met in Philadelphia. They wrote Declaration of Rights. They planned a boycott of British goods.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The colonists stored gunpowder at Concord, Massachusetts and the British decided to get it. British and colonial soldiers met at Lexington for a battle. Another battle occurred at Concord.
What year did the battles of Lexington and Concord take Place?
1775
What year was the first continental congress created?
1774
What year did the Boston Tea Party Happen?
1773
What year were the intolerable acts created?
1774
What year was the sugar act created?
1764
What year was the quartering act enforced?
1765
What year was the stamp act enforced?
1765
What year did the Boston Massacre take place?
1770
What year were the Townshend acts enforced?
1767
What year was the committee of correspondence created?
1772
What year was the tea act enforced?
1773
What was the colonists reaction to the proclamation of 1763?
Colonists were angry they had been told they could not expand to the west. Colonists felt it infringed on their rights. Some believed the King did not have authority.
How did the colonists react to the Boston Massacre?
Talk of war begun