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"The Albany Congress Meet"
The Albany Congress, Was expecting a War to break out soon, They Wanted the colonies to agree to, cooperate, While fighting the British, They also invited the Iroquois Indians they hoped to form an Alliance but the Iroquois refused "they expected the french to win" Thus stating they sided with the French -
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"The French & Indian War!"
During the "French & Indian War" The: French, Huron's, Algonquin's Or the Indians, fought the British Because They all wanted control of the "Ohio River Valley" In North America, The War Ended with the British Winning And They got the majority of France's territory, After the war There were no fights left and the French lost their Land and that ended most major conflicts between British and the French "for now". -
"The Treaty Of Paris"
After the french "Ceded" to Britain, The British gained most of the French land in North America, But the Indians on the other hand was Also greatly impacted by the War. The Indians Lost a many of there population and still some of the tribes fought British troops but Failed. -
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Pontiac's War
When the French lost the war the Ottawa tribe also knew they lost and expected settlers to move into their land, Pontiac the leader of the Otawwa tribe led a rebellion and attacked at least 2000 back country settlers and nearly half a dozen British forts, the British responded with equal viciousness and attacked peaceful Indians who had not threatened the British at 1764 the British finally defeated Pontiac's forces. -
Proclamation of 1763
Britain wanted to avoid any further quarrels with the Indians so they made a Proclamation saying the settlers couldn't go west of the line they made so the Indians wouldn't be disturbed -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was an act to attempt to save money even though the colonists felt it was violating there rights, Once again they Protested and it eventually got repealed -
Sugar act
The British attempted to impose taxes on the settlers on several products like, Tea , Sugar, Molasses etc. The settlers Were frustrated and aggravated so they rebelled, Eventually the British repealed the Act. -
The Stamp act
The most unpopular act was "The Stamp Act", The Stamp Act required all citizens to buy special stamps for all kinds of products like, Playing Cards, Paper, Contracts, And other documents. Protest's Against the Stamp Act were widespread Boycotts began and eventually Protests were in EVERY colony. -
Boston Massacre
Again With the protests, and boycotts there were some rebellious actions, One day on March 5,1770 A group of angry protesters ganged up on a small group of soldiers, They threw snowballs,rocks,and sticks at them, The frightened soldiers reacted violently Shooting down 5 and wounding 6,This isn't considered a massacre to today's standards but back then it was bad. -
Tea Act
In 1773, The British parliament passed the Tea Act.It was intended to help the British East India Company, One of Britain's most important company's. Frederick North, The Prime Minister of England Felt The citizens should not have a right to the Tea Act since it lowered the price of the tea, This angered many colonists into rebellion. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party isn't like the parties you'd go to today, The Boston Tea Party Was one of the Massive impact's that changed the course of history "A group of colonists called the SONS OF LIBERTY organized in port cities to stop the east India company" On the night of Dec. 16 1773 a large crowd gathered on the harbor, A large group of men Disguised as native american's boarded the ship and dumped at least 342 cases of tea and destroyed 90,000 pounds of tea that was worth thousands of dollars -
The Second Continental Congress
