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French and Indian War
British and American allies fought a war against the French and their their Indian allies.
The war was over control of North America -
The end of French and Indian War
The British and Americans won the war and France gave up most of its territory in North America to England -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required the colonists to buy stamps to put on all kind of products, like newspaper. After this happened the colonists started to protest. -
Boston Massacre
In 1770, a fight broke out between the colonists and the British, the soldiers fired into the crowd and five colonists were killed -
Boston Tea Party
The Bristish placed a tax on Tea
In response, colonist dressed as Indian raided British merchant ships and dumped crates of tea into Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Britain responded to the Boston tea party by closing the Boston harbour, sending British troops and quartering them in American homes, and closing down the Massachuesets Goverment. -
The First Continental Congress
Was simply to consider options on what the colonists should do, trying to make compromises, leave it as it is, or to revolt into a war and fight for their rights. -
Revolutionary War
The Revolution begins since the first Continential Congress decides to fight for their rights. -
Second Continental Congress
The colonists meet together again to decide whether they should declare Independence or not -
Colonists takes Boston
By using a large amount of captured cannons George Washington defeated British commander William Howe, and captured Boston -
Declaration of Independence
In the end, the Second Continerntal Congress decided that they wanted Independence, so they wrote the Declaration of Independence -
End of the fighting
The British are Defeated at Yorktown and the last of the fighting ends -
Treaty of PAris
Ending the Seven Year’s War, also known as the French and Indian War in North America. France ceded all mainland North American territories, except New Orleans, in order to retain her Caribbean sugar islands. Britain gained all territory east of the Mississippi River; Spain kept territory west of the Mississippi, but exchanged East and West Florida for Cuba.
