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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War were also very well known as the Seven Years’ War. This marked a huge event in the long fight between Britain and France. When France decided to expand its land into the Ohio River valley it caused immediate uproar to the British colonies. This eventually caused what is know as the French and Indian War. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. The Line kept Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands that the French claimed during the French and Indian War. -
The Sugar Act
Parliament passed a edited version of the Sugar and Molasses Act because the original was about to expire. Under the Molasses Act colonial merchants had been required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. -
The Stamp Act
The British Parliament decided to pass the Stamp Act to help pay for the British troops stationed in the colonies during the French and Indian War. The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre turned into a deadly riot on King Street in Boston. It started as a street brawl with colonists and one single British soldier which quickly escalated to something much worse that ended up paving the way for the American Revolution. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that happened at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. Americans were angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” and chose to dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. They saw thing as their version of revenge to get what they deserve. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by the Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the colonists for throwing the tea into the harbor to get revenge. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord were the start to the American Revolution. Tensions were building for years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British. On April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to attack. -
Delegates sign The Declaration of Independence
The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.