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Act/Event Main Elements Colonial Response British Response
Proclamation Line of 1763
Result of French and Indian War. The British government set a western boundary for the colonies. 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.
Sugar Act 1764
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 Colonists said it was an unfair tax. Colonists protested. Some colonists attacked tax collectors. Colonists smuggled some goods like sugar.
Stamp Act 1765
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. Colonists said it was an unfair tax. Colonial rallying cry, “No taxation without representation” which reflected the idea of government by consent. Colonists boycotted British goods and engaged in some violence.
Act/Event Main Elements Colonial Response British Response
Quartering Act 1765
Colonists had to give supplies and shelter to British soldiers Colonists felt they should not have to pay for British soldiers and protested the Act.
Repeal of the Stamp Act 1767
Under pressure from English merchants and manufacturers concerned about their American markets and business ties, and shocked by the aggressive and widespread colonial resistance, Parliament repeals the Stamp Act. British pass the Declaratory Act
Declaratory Act 1767
Declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied repeal of the Stamp Act stating that Parliament's authority was the same in America as in Britain and asserted Parliament's authority to make laws binding on the American colonies
Townshend Acts 1767
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. Colonists were very angry. Circular letter- Massachusetts Boycott and more violence
Act/Event Main Elements Colonial Response British Response
1 st^ Continental Congress, 1774
Representatives from all colonies except Georgia met in Philadelphia. They wrote Declaration of Rights. They planned a boycott of British goods. Britain sent more soldiers to the colonies. Britain decided to arrest some colonial leaders.
Battles of Lexington & 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. The Revolutionary War officially began. The Revolutionary War officially began.
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga, 1775
Fort Ticonderoga falls to the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont, led by Ethan Allen, and the Massachusetts volunteers who are under the leadership of Benedict Arnold. Colonists place cannons from Fort Ticonderoga on Dorchester Heights (Boston)
Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775
On the same day that George Washington is commissioned, British and American forces engage in the first major conflict of the Revolutionary War at Bunker Hill, Massachusetts. The battle is declared a British victory, but it is a moral victory for colonists: General Howe's forces suffer over 1,000 casualties before gaining the high ground. The colonials lose about 400 men.
Act/Event Main Elements^ Colonial Response^ British Response
2 nd^ Continental Congress, 1775
The Second Continental Congress convenes at Philadelphia. The British now control Boston and the Massachusetts militia are laying siege to the town. The Congress has no choice but to assume the role of a revolutionary government, though it has no resources. The Continental Congress sends King George III a last-ditch "Olive Branch Petition," written by John Dickinson. The petition reasserts American loyalty to the crown and appeals directly to King George III, expressing hope for "a happy and permanent reconciliation." George III refuses to receive it.
Common Sense , by Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine publishes his radical pamphlet, Common Sense , advocating independence for America and an immediate end to all ties with Britain. The pamphlet sells thousands of copies in its first days of publication, emerging just as colonists learn of King George III's speech declaring the American Colonies to be in rebellion against the Crown.
**Prohibitory Act 1776
Passed as retaliation by Great Britain against the rebellion in the American colonies, which became known as the American Revolutionary War. It declared and provided for a naval blockade against American ports
