The 8 Things That Ticked-Off the Colonies

1650 thru 1660 1 Parliament passes “Navigation Acts” to limit colonial trade with England alone. 1

1688 William and Mary of the Netherlands become. monarchs of 1688 William and Mary of the Netherlands become monarchs of England; sign English Bill of Rights 1689.

1730’s The First Great Awakening A Christian religious revival marked by an influx of Protestant denominations and a change from salvation through works to “grace through faith.”

1754 The French and Indian War; Great Britain piles up debt fighting the French on American soil.

1763 Proclamation of 1763 prohibits colonial expansion beyond the Appalachian mountains. 2

1764 Sugar Act; Parliament attempts to recoup funds used to fight the French and Indian War. “Taxation without Representation” is the colonial protest. 3

1765 Stamp Act; Parliament taxes all legal documents in the colonies. 4

1765 Stamp Act Congress; Colonies petition King George III and Parliament for relief.

5 1767 Townshend Acts; Parliament passes a tax on glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea. Act contains writs of assistance allowing tax collectors to search and/or seize almost any cargo.

March 5, 1770 The Boston Massacre; Armed British soldiers fire into a crowd of rowdy colonists, killing five. 6

1773 Tea Act; Parliament repeals the Townshend Acts but passes a tax on tea.

December 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party; Dressed as Native Americans, angry colonists board English ships and dump 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.

1774 Intolerable Acts; In response to the colonial uprising, Parliament acts to punish the colonies. 8