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French and Indian War 1754-1763
Who fought on each side (don’t forget the allies): French with Native Americans vs. British Colonies (British Government) Where (territory-can be general) :North America When (dates: year to year): 1754-1763 Who won the war: British colonies How is this a cause that led to war?: Great Britain is in debt. King George the third sent British soldiers to guard the mount Appalachian to prevent conflict and another war. -
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Proclamation of 1763
Who issued it: King george the third Who did it affect: All thirteen colonies When: 1763 What did the Proclamation do to the colonies?: which stopped American colonists from settling west of Appalachia.
How is this a cause that led to war?: After the French and Indian War ended, the British government issued the Proclamation of 1763, which forbade colonists from settling the land west of the Appalachian Divide. -
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Sugar Act
When was it enacted: 1764 How did it affect the colonists? Parliament raised funds for the depleted British treasury and to curtail the colonists' smuggling of non-British sugar and molasses to avoid import tariffs. How is this a cause that led to war?: By reducing the rate by half and increasing measures to enforce tariffs, the British hoped that the tax would actually be collected. This made the colonists concerned about the British parliament and how it helped the growing movement. -
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Stamp Act
When was it enacted: 1765 How did it affect the colonists? The Stamp Act imposed a direct tax on the colonists. How is this a cause that led to war?: Adverse colonial reaction to the Stamp Act ranged from boycotts of British goods to rebel and attacks on the tax collectors. -
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Quartering Act
When was it enacted: 1765 How did it affect the colonists? It made them house British soldiers. How is this a cause that led to war?: American colonists resented and opposed the Quartering Act of 1765, not because it meant they had to house British soldiers in their homes, but because they were being taxed to pay for provisions and barracks for the army -
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Boston Massacre
Who: civilians and British soldiers
Where: Boston, Massachusetts, British America
What happened and why: The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers.
How is this a cause that led to war? It led directly to the Royal Governor evacuating the occupying militia from the town of Boston. It would soon bring the revolution to armed rebellion throughout the colonies. -
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Boston Tea Party
who: Patriot leader Samuel and Sons of Liberty
Where: Boston Harbor, Boston, MA
What happened and why: The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation”.
Outcome/effect: As a result of the Boston Tea Party, the British shut down Boston Harbor until all of the 340 chests of British East India Company tea were paid for. -
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Intolerable Acts
Who:British Parliament Where: Britain When: 1774 What happened and why: The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. How is this a cause that led to war? The aim of the legislation was to restore order in Massachusetts and punish Bostonian's for their Tea Party, in which members of the revolutionary-minded Sons of Liberty boarded three British tea ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 342 crates of tea