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The French and Indian War
It began in 1754 and ended in 1763. It gave Great Britain territorial gains in North America. The wars expenses led to the colonial discontent and eventually led to the American Revolution -
The Proclamation of 1763
The British marked a boundary in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. They then prohibited Anglo-American colonists to settle in those lands. -
The Sugar Act
The British Legislation were trying to end the trade of sugar and molasses from the French and the Dutch West Indies. -
The Stamp Act of 1766
This act made the colonists to pay taxes. It was imposed by the British government and it was very hard to have to pay these taxes. -
Townshend Acts of 1767
The Townshend Acts were in various measures. They were passed by the British Parliament who taxed goods to the American Colonies. Some of the American Colonists saw this as an abuse of power because they didn't have a representation of the Parliament. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot. It started out with some American Colonists and one British soldier on Kings Street doing a brawl and then turned into a chaotic deadly riot. -
Tea Act
To save the enterprise the British Parliament passed the Tea Act. This act granted the company to ship the tea directly to the American Colonies and not stop in England first. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that was in Boston Massachusetts. The American Colonists got frustrated and dumped 342 chests of the tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The British passed a bunch of measures and designed to punish Massachusetts colonists because they dumped the tea into the harbor in the Boston Tea Party. The colonist had to pay for all of the tea. -
1st Continental Congress
Delegates from Britain's 12 of the 13 American colonies met together to discuss Americas future with the British growing aggresion.
