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The beginning of the "Seven Years of War"
declared warAt this time the British declared war but their commander in America had met little success with the French and the Indian allies. -
The first victory for the British
VictoryThe British won their first victory against Louisburg near the mouth of St. Lawrence River. -
The French lost against Canada
French LostOn September the French lost to Canada. Soon Spain joined France against England. The rest of the war Britian tried to seize French and Spanish in other parts in the world. -
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Proclamation
ProclamationKing George III wanted a proclamation that didn't let colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Peace Conference
Peace ConferenceAt the peace conference the British recieved Canada from France and Florida from Spain, but they let the French keep their West Indian sugar Islands. The treaty helped American Colonies by removing their European rivals to the north and south and opening the Mississippi Valley to west ward expansion -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp ActThe Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament. Every American Colonists had to pay taxes on every single printed paper that they used. The money made from the Stamp Act was used to defend and protect the frontier of the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Townshend Act
Stamp ActThe Townshend Act had duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea. A lot of the Americans viewed taxation abutse of power and resulting in the passage of agreements to limit imports from Britain. -
The Boston Massacre
MassacreThe Boston Massacre was a fight that was on the street between a "patriot' mob. They threw snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Many of the colonists were killed . -
The Tea Act
The Tea ActThe Tea Act was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was to reduce the massive surplus of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London ware houses and to help the struggling company survive -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party initially referred to by John Adams as "the Destruction of the Tea in Boston" was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. -
The Intolerable Act
The Intolerable ActThe series of acts British Parliament passed when they reacted to the Boston Tea Party came to be known in the American colonies as the Intolerable Acts. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and ConcordBritain's General Gage had a secret plan, he would send out regiments of British soldiers quartered in Boston.Their destinations were Lexington, where they would capture Colonial leaders Sam Adams and John hancock, then Concord, where they would seize gunpowder. -
The Declaraction of Independence
Declaration of IndependenceIt was Drafted by Thomas jefferson Between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Beclaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument. Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people.
