Colonies Under the British Empire

Famous People

100

British general who led the actions against Quebec

James Wolfe

200

led Virginian forces and acted as an aide to the British in the War 

George Washington

300

made a famous ride through the countryside of Massachusetts

Paul Revere

400

urged protest against British actions in Massachusetts

Samuel Adams

500

British General who was defeated near Fort Duquesne

Edward Braddock 

Acts & Regulations

100

regulated colonial trade with other colonies and with foreign nations

Navigations and Trade Acts

200

taxed the work of colonial businessmen, particularly lawyers and printers

Stamp Act

300

forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachians

Proclamation of 1763

400

a series of acts such as closing the port of Boston, designed to punish unruly Massachusetts

Intolerable Acts

500

alerted colonies of British threats and promoted opposition

Committee of Correspondence