American Revolution

This forced colonists to provide housing, food, and supplies to British soldiers staying in Boston, Massachusetts after the French and Indian War.

• Intolerable Acts

• Quartering Act

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

This placed a tax on many goods coming to the colonies. It was the first tax placed on the colonists.

• Intolerable Acts

• Boston Tea Party

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

This law closed Boston Harbor until all the money from the tea dumped into the harbor was paid.

• Intolerable Acts

• Sugar Act

• Boston Massacre

• Townshend Acts

Five colonists were killed, including Crispus Attucks.

• Boston Tea Party

• Quartering Act

• Boston Massacre

• Townshend Acts

The British East India Company was allowed to sell tea in the colonies for a very low price, although the tax on the tea was high.

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Tea Act

• Townshend Acts

Some colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped British tea chests in the harbor.

• Boston Massacre

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Boston Tea Party

This placed taxes on items such as lead, paint, glass, and tea.

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Act

• Intolerable Acts

A tax was placed on most paper goods.

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Boston Massacre

Which document stated that the colonies were free from British rule?

• Treaty of Paris

• The Stamp Act

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Olive Branch Petition

Which document ended the Revolutionary War?

• Treaty of Paris

• The Stamp Act

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Olive Branch Petition