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The Start of the French and Indian War
The French and Indian war started when George Washington led an ambush forces French forces. Due to poor management the British had a series of defeats for multiple years. -
The End of the War
The British took the upper hand in the war in 1760 and then proceeded to blockade New France. The poor harvest and possible corruption helped the British with a string of victories leading to the wars conclusion. Most of the fighting in North America was over by 1760. The treaty of Paris officially ended the war in Feburay 1763. he fighting in Europe ended 5 days later. -
Pontiacs War
Toward the end of the French and Indian war, Pontaic ( the leader of the Ottawa nation), made an alliance with the western Native Americans. They fought together in 1763 against the British, destroying almost half of their forts.The British retaliated though, killing Native Americans who hadnt attacked them. They fought for another year, but Pontiac's forces were defeated. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a way for the British to tax the colonists. It started in 1764 when the Parliament passed the Sugar Act. The Sugar Act put a tax on several sugary products including molasses. It also caused a punishment for smugglers, who then protested because they thought that Britain had didn’t have the right to tax the colonies. -
The Stamp Act
In 1765, the British directed taxes upon American colonists. It meant that every newspaper, card, letter, etc. had to have a stamp on it. The stamps cost money and the colonists didn’t believe that they should have to pay for them, considering that they had been using those things for free for many years, and they had no representation in the Parliment. -
The Quartering Act
A year after The Sugar Act, the Parliament enforced a law requiring colonists to house, or “quarter”, British troops. They also had to provide them with food and other supplies. The Quartering Act’s purpose was to save money. As they did with the other acts, the colonists angrily protested, claiming that Parliament was “violating their rights”. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were different taxes passed by the Parliament, starting in 1767, against the colonies in North America. These taxes were made to collect revenue from the colonists by putting the taxes on imports of glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. After protests from the colonists, inspired by the writing of John Dickinson and Samuel Adams, it decreased the trade from Britain and most of the taxes were repealed in 1770. -
The Boston Massacre
After the Parliament repealed all the Townshend taxes, except for tea, the colonists were still angry. On March 5th, 1770, in Boston, a group of angry workers surrounded a group of soldiers, and threw rocks at them. Getting agitated and frightened, the soldiers fired and killed 5 people, and injuring 6. -
Boston Tea Party
In 1773, the Parliament requested that the colonists start paying taxes on tea. Outraged, the “Sons of Liberty” got together at ports to stop tea from being unloaded from the boats belonging to the East India Company. At night, on December 16, they disguised themselves as Native Americans and snuck aboard. They were cheered and shouted at by the colonists as they destroyed the thousands of pounds, and dollars, worth of tea. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a civilized way to end the French and Indian War between the British and the French, with Native American allies, in February 1763. After France lost all of their North America land, they surrendered and signed the treaty. The British gained all the France territory east of Mississippi and the Spanish Florida. The Native Americans could also not stop the British from moving on their land, without the French help.
