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French and Indian War
British America and New France fought. It began with dispute over France's new expansion into the Ohio River. British were always complaining and fighting with them. In 1757 the British claimed Canada from France and Florida from Spain. -
Sugar Act
During the Molasses Act, colonists were required to pay 6 pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. They mostly avoided this act because the English product would be cheaper that the British West Indies. This hurt the British West Indies market in molasses and sugar, so they reduced the tax of 6 pence to 3. -
Stamp Act
Passed by British Parliament, and granted certain stamp duties. It required all colonists to pay a tax on every piece of paper they used. -
Proclamation of 1763
The purpose of this was to organize New North's American empire, and to stabilize relationship with Native North Americans through regulation of trade, land, settlement. -
Townshend Acts
This act paid the salaries of governors, and judges, so they would remain loyal to Great Britian to create effective means for trading regulations. Also it showed that British Parliament had the right to tax the colonies. The province of New York failed to comply with the 1765 Quatering Act which caused this. -
Boston Massacre
The British armies killed 6 male civilians and injured 6 others. This happened because a mob formed around a British sentry who was subjected to verbal abuse and harassment. -
Boston Tea Party
Demonstrators destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by East India Company, due to the Tea Act in 1773. Its goal was to protest against British Parliament's unfair tax on tea. The result of the Boston Tea Party was the Intolerable acts in 1774. -
Intolerable Acts
After Boston tea party, this act was passed because Massachusetts colonists were dumping tea on Boston harbor.
