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The French and Indian War
A war fought between Britain and France in North America that lasted 7 years.The British won the war and won the right to keep Canada and several other possessions in the New World. -
The Proclamation Act
this acknowledged that Indians owned the lands on which they were living and white settlers in the area were to be removed. -
The Stamp Act
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
The Quartering Act
A act that was designed to force local colonial governments to provide provisions and housing to British soldiers stationed in the 13 Colonies of America. -
The Townshend Act
the Townshend Acts put duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a signal event leading to the Revolutionary War. It led directly to the Royal Governor evacuating the occupying army from the town of Boston. It would soon bring the revolution to armed rebellion throughout the colonies. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party took place because the colonists did not want to have to pay taxes on the British tea. They were afraid that Britian would take over America, and they wanted to rule their own country. They thought that the tea would put all of the colonists out of buisness. -
The First Continental Congress
delegates from each of the 13 colonies except for Georgia met in Philadelphia as the First Continental Congress to organize colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts. -
battles of lexington and concord
the first military conflicts between the Colonial rebel forces and Great Britain during the Revolutionary War, and they were brought about as a result of growing tension -
The Treaty of Paris signed
This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War on September 3, 1783. It was signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. Under the terms of the treaty, Britain recognized the independent nation of the United States of America. Britain agreed to remove all of its troops from the new nation. The treaty also set new borders for the United States
