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Issued by the crown, it granted limited toleration to French Protestants.
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Had to use English ships or colonial ships. 3/4 of sailors on those ships must be English born. Certain products could only be traded with England.
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English colonists fought the French trappers and Indians.
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Where France and England(and later Great Britain), fought for the control of North America.
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Britain gained French-populated Acadia (which the British renamed Nova Scotia) as well as Newfoundland and Hudson Bay.
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Where the French and the Indians fought the British for seven years. The British won. The Treaty of Paris, 1763, ended the war.
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Britain gained control of the Ohio River Valley. The French gave Spain the Louisiana Territory.
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Outlawed colonists from colonizing west of the Appalachians because of fear of attack from Indians
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The British put a tax on sugar and duty and taxed through merchants to help pay for the French and Indian War.
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Put a tax on paper goods, such as legal documents and playing cards, and upset the colonists.
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Required colonists to let British soldiers stay in their homes and eat their food.
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The Stamp Act Congress stated the rights and grievances of the colonists and was a significant step towards independence of the colonists.
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The colonists boycotted English goods to protest. The boycott affected the English economy and Parliament was forced to repeal the act.
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Reaffirmed Britain's control of the colonies and gave right to veto any colony's decisions. Also defined its sovereignty over the colonies.
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Imposed a light import duty on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea, and it was an indirect customs duty payable at American ports. Colonists refused any taxes without representation.
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A clash between the soldiers and colonists. The colonists were making fun of the soldiers. 5 died, 6 injured. Soldiers were arrested and were wanted to be tried for murder.
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Created by Samuel Adams in Massachusetts. After one was organized in Boston, some 80 towns set up similar organizations.
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100 Bostonian dumped 3 ships worth of tea into the Boston harbor in order to protest against the tea taxes.
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The British passed an act called the Coercive Act but in the colonies it was called the Intolerable Acts. Massachusetts was put under military control to abate protests. There were also many restrictions on what the colonists could do as far as independent things like town meetings.
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The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to redress grievances. But only 12 of 13 colonies (except Georgia) sent 55 men.
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Outside of Boston in Lexington, shots were fired, killing 8 Americans and wounding several more. Then the British pushed onto Concord where many were killed, thus, the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
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Started with the battles of Lexington and Concord. Americans wanted Independence from Britain.
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All 13 colonies had a representative and the congress selected George Washington to be the leader of the Continental Army. They didn't want to have to fight but were preparing to do so.
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Colonists seized the hill (Breed Hill) outside of Boston. The colonists had to run away after killing many British because they ran out of ammo. This was a significant battle for morale because it gave the Americans confidence in the cause they were fighting for and gave them a hopeful outlook.
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Historic British victory over French forces on the outskirts of the French capital of North America, marked the beginning of the end of French rule in North America.
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A pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, was shared with the colonies that outlined the difference between independence and reconciliation with Britain. He persuaded the colonists that they wanted independence.
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The Declaration of Independence, which was written by Thomas Jefferson, was formally approved by congress. He included their natural rights and the bad things that King George did to them so they wouldn't happen again.
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Where the Americans defeated the Britains. The British offered the Americans a measure that gave them home rule - everything they wanted minus independence.
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George Washington and his men were stuck in Valley Forge, PA without supplies and food. The American soldiers had to survive a tough winter.
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Our first written constitution, rewritten in the future. Gave a preview of what we wanted in our rights.
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General Lord Cornwallis led his men into New York and were captured and surrounded by George Washington's army. He was forced to surrender, thus, ending the war.
