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The French and Indian war 1760-1776
This war began in 1754 and ended in the Treaty of Paris in 1763 . This gave Great Britain a huge territorial gains in North America, -
Signing of the Treaty of Paris 1763
It was signed by the U.S and British representative .Britain gained a lot of territory east of the Mississippi River and Spain kept thier territory west of Mississippi.Also there was an exchange the East and West Florida for Cuba . -
Sugar Act 1764
It was an attempt to finance the defense of the colonies . It was used to smuggle and encourage production of British rum. Lumber and other things passed first through Britain and British customs , taxes on molasses were dropped during the Sugar act and many more. -
The Stamp Act 1765
It was an act of parliament of Great Britain . Their slogan was “No taxation without representation “ it imposed direct tax on British colonies in America. .The parliament passed the Stamp act to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the seven years war. -
Quartering Act 1765
It was where Colin al assemblies needed to pay for supplies to British Garrisons .Colonist were required to house British soldiers in barracks . -
Declaratory Act 1766
Parliament finally finalists the Stamp Act although they declare that it has the right for tax colonies. -
The Boston Massacre 1770
The Boston Massacre happened in March 5,1770 where British soldiers shot and killed many people . It was a confrontation .The British soldiers opened fire and killed a group of American colonist . -
Burning of the Gaspee 1772
Gaspee was burnt by locals . They were angered by enforcement of trade legislations. -
Boston Tea Party 1773
It was an event that occurred after the Tea act .Many American were angered so they disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians and decided to dumb 9,000 East India Company tea into the Boston Harbour.. -
The Intolerable Acts 1774
It was a punitive law passed by British parliament in 1774 after the Boston tea party . The law was made to punish Massachusetts colonist .