1. By: Carson Rommel

2.  The Proclamation of 1763 was established by King George III, on October 7, 1763.  The proclamation declared that after the French and Indian War, that the colonist would have to stay inside the Appalachian Mountains to be guaranteed safety from the Native Americans. The colonist were very angered especially the new land owners who just bought land west of the mountains.

3.  The British Parliament established the Sugar Act on April 5, 1764.  The Sugar Act taxed molasses.  The colonist felt with this taxation that their rights as colonist were being violated.  James Otis was a lawyer who said, “No taxation without representation.”

4.  British Parliament introduced these acts in 1765.  It taxed all printed materials!  Colonist thought it was time to take action. Eventually, Parliament gave in to the demands of the colonist.

5.  It was founded by Sam Adams in the summer of 1765 in Boston.  They were founded to protest the Stamp Act. They also burned effigies of hated tax collectors.

6.  Parliament established this act in 1766.  It said the British had full control over taxes and decision making in the colonies.  The colonist were infuriated.

7.  The British Parliament made these acts in 1767.  This took some of the taxes away from the Stamp Act, for which they thought the colonist would be grateful.  This taxation taxed imported goods.  The colonist were actually outraged to be taxed at all.

8.  The DOL was founded to support the boycott for British goods.  The action they suggested was that everyone was to wear homemade clothing.

9.  The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770, in Boston, Massachusetts.  The protestors were provoking the British soldiers due to the amount of job loss, and the British fired upon them killing five colonist.  Crispus Attuks was the first death, but Paul Revere decided he would spread the news to all the colonies.

10.  Parliament established this in 1773.  It allowed all companies to bypass colonist merchants

11.  It occurred on midnight of a cold December 16, 1773.  The main offenders were the Stamp Act protestors.  They all dressed as armed Mohawk Indians and threw 342 barrels of tea overboard.

12.  They met in September of 1774 in Philadelphia, PA.  Three attendees were: John Jay, John Adams and George Washington.  They realized they would have to work together.  They established that they should boycott British goods and arm themselves against British.

13.  On April 18,1775, the battle of Lexington and Concord occurred.  It was known as, “The Shot heard around the world.”