1. The 8 Things That Ticked-Off the Colonies

2. 1650 thru 1660 1 Parliament passes “Navigation Acts” to
limit colonial trade
with England alone. 1

3. 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.

4. 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.”

5. 1754 The French and Indian War;
Great Britain piles up debt fighting the French on American soil.

6. 1763 Proclamation of 1763 prohibits colonial expansion beyond the Appalachian mountains.2

7. 1764 Sugar Act; Parliament attempts to recoup funds used to fight the French and Indian War. “Taxation without Representation” is the colonial protest. 3

8. 1765 Stamp Act; Parliament taxes all legal documents in the colonies.4

9. 1765 Stamp Act Congress; Colonies petition King George III and Parliament for relief.

10. 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.

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

12. 1773 Tea Act; Parliament repeals the Townshend Acts but passes a tax on tea.

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

14. 1774 Intolerable Acts; In response to the colonial uprising, Parliament acts to punish the colonies.8