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French and Indian War
A war between the french and the british over control of land and the fur trade in North America. Britain won the war and gained control of the mississippi river and parts of canada -
The Proclamation of 1763
No one was allowed to settle on the west of the Appilachain Mountains. Also, those who were settled on the west of the mountains had to move east. -
Sugar Act
This Act put tax on all sugar and molases coming into the colonies. -
Currency Act
Parliament argued that colonial currency had caused a devaluation harmful to British trade. They banned American assemblies from issuing paper bills or bills of credit. -
Committees of Correspondence
Organized by Samuel Adams, these helped spread propaganda and information through letters. -
Stamp Act
This Act madeit so that printed items required to have a stamp saying tax had been paid -
Quartering Act
Britain ordered that colonists were to house and feed British soldiers if necessary. -
Townshend Acts
These taxes were imposed to help make the colonial officials independent of the colonists and included duties on glass, paper, and tea. Smugglers increased their activities to avoid the tax leading to more troops in Boston. -
Boston Massacre
The colonists and British soldiers openly clashed in Boston. This event was used as an example of British cruelty despite questions about how it actually occurred. -
Tea Act
To assist the failing British East India Company, the Company was given a monopoly to trade tea in America. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists disguised as Indians dumped tea overboard from three ships in Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
These were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party and placed restrictions on the colonists including outlawing town meetings and the closing of Boston Harbor.
