American Revolution

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War
    A war fraught by the British against the french over new world territory also known as the Seven years war .
  • The Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763
    Issued by King George , colonist were told they could not settle west of the Appalachian mountains .
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    First tax opposed on the american colonist by the British parliament to stop sugar and molasses being smuggled by the french and the dutch
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    While being harassed by American colonist the British let off shots which killed some of them .
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    The american colonist in Boston dump 4 million dollars worth of tea into the Boston harbor .
  • Boston Blockade

    Boston Blockade
    Act of Parliament , closed the Boston port , and making the city pay worth a million dollars in today's money of tea dumped in the Boston harbor during the (Boston tea party )
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    Laws passed by the British parliament after the Boston tea party ,to punish the Boston colonist
  • Continental Congress

    Continental Congress
    It was a compact among colonies to boycott British goods.
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence
    The separation of the 13 colonies from the British parliament