Britain has a Problem
This conflict began the issues leading up to the Revolution by costing Britain a LOT of money. They had to get it from somewhere, right?
French and Indian War
This event was used by propagandists to convince colonists that the British soldiers were attacking civilians.
The Boston Massacre
When the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Native Americans and destroyed property to protest the Tea Act.
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party led to these acts of Parliament.
The Intolerable Acts
Lexington and Concord caused this second meeting of the colonies.
The Second Continental Congress
This resulted from Pontiac's Rebellion, preventing settlers from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains to Native American lands.
Proclamation of 1763
This act required colonists to provide housing (quarters) for the 10,000 British soldiers stationed in the colonies.
Quartering Act
This Act of Parliament gave a monopoly to the British East India Company -- funnily enough, it lowered the price of the title product, but still caused huge protests.
The Tea Act
The Intolerable Acts caused this meeting of colonial delegates.
The First Continental Congress
This piece of literature convinced many Americans to support independence from Britain.
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
This act tried to prevent smuggling by lowering the tax on molasses.
The Sugar Act
Placed a tax on items imported from Britain.
Townshend Acts
This act repealed the Stamp Act -- BUT it also declared that Parliament had the right to pass future taxes on the colonies.
The Declaratory Act
The First Continental Congress caused the colonies to stockpile weapons, which led to these first battles of the Revolution.
Lexington and Concord
Date the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
July 4th, 1776
This act of Parliament nearly ended several newspapers in the colonies, due to the tax it placed on them (and other printed materials.)
The Stamp Act
This act made it so the colonies could only use British currency, of which there was little in North America
The Currency Act
The Intolerable or Coercive Acts punished Boston and Massachusetts rather than implementing a tax, by doing these 2 things:
1. Preventing Massachusetts from governing itself
2. Closing the Port of Boston until the cost of the destroyed tea was paid for
The last attempt to stop the war and make peace with Britain (admittedly half-heartedly)
The Olive Branch Petition
The section of the Declaration where the founders complain about the issues the King has caused, justifying their decision to make a new country.