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The French Indian War in North America ended February 10, 1763 leaving the British with massive war debt. The British looked to raise revenue by imposing new taxes in the colonies and reversing its policy of Salutary Neglect.
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The British impose the Proclamation of 1763 that introduced a massive boundary to separate white settlements from Indian country - The Americans believed the British were siding with the Native Indians against the colonists.
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The Currency Act was passed regulating paper money issued by the colonies.
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The Stamp Act of 1765 was passed in which Taxes imposed on legal papers, newspapers and pamphlets. Violent opposition and the Reaction to the Stamp Act resulted in the British repealing the act in 1766.
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Quartering Act of 1765 was passed - it was the first of a series of Laws requiring the provision of housing, food and drink to British troops in the American colonies.
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A series of laws called the Townshend Acts placed taxes on items imported by the colonists including glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
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British warships sail into Boston Harbor leaving two regiments of English troops to keep order.
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The incident known as the Boston Massacre took place in which 5 civilians were killed by British soldiers.
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The HMS Gaspee runs aground and its looted by colonists.
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The Tea Act is passed allowing the British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea directly to the colonies, undermining colonial tea merchants.
