Colonists Before 1763

Before 1763, the colonists of America were doing completely fine underneath the rule of the British Empire. Throughout the years many events took place that started an ideological struggle over the concept of government within North American colonies. The Writs of Assistance, Proclamation Line of 1763, and the British Army were the events that set in motion the resistance. However, the events the actually carried out their independence were, the Stamp Act, the Townshend Crisis, the Tea Act, Lexington and Concord, and lastly the Declaration of Independence. The Writs of Assistance, Proclamation Line of 1763, and the British Army all were the events that set in motion the resistance toward England. People were beginning to smuggle items when