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French&Indian War 1754-1763
The French and Indian War was a fight between the British and the French for North America. -
Treaty of Paris 1763
The British claimed all land east of the Mississippi River. As colonnists began to move there the Indians started to attack them and the British soldiers could not promise them protection. -
Proclomation of 1763
This did not allow colonists to settle West of the the Apalation Mountians. -
Suger act of 1764
A tax placed on Suger, Molasis, and other products shipped to the colonies by Britian. -
Stamp Act 1765
This was a law passed by the British that it was required to have a stamp on any document showing that it had been taxed. -
Writs of Assistance 1767
customs officers could search ships at will. This was not a big deal for colonists but it was for the merchants. -
Townshed acts 1767
A tax on various household items such as paper, glass, lead, silk, and tea. -
Quartering acts 1770
Colonists had to house the British troops and provide food, blankets, pillows, and candles for them. -
Boston Massacre 1770
A rioting mob confronted British troops at the Boston customs house. The rioters started to throw rocks and ice cicles at the troops. The troops panicked and fired on the mob and killed five colonists. -
Tea act/Boston Tea Party 1773
The Boston tea party were the men who went aboard ships and dumped the tea over the side into the ocean. -
Intolerable acts 1774
Colonists could not hold town meatings. This was a cause of the first continental congress meeting. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord 1775
The battle of Lexington was the first battle of the revolutionary war. Concord was the first American win of the Revolutionary war. -
"Give Me Liberty" Speech 1775
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Bunker Hill 1775
At the battle of Bunker Hill the Americans were running low on ammo and other supplies so they were ordered not to fire till they see the whites of their eyes. -
Declaration of Independence 1776
This was a documant that freed the Americans from the British rule. -
Common Sense Puclished 1776
Common sense was writtin by John Locke and he was talking about unalianable rights.
