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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War lasted from 1754 to 1763. They were fighting for control over America. -
End of French and Indian War
The end of The French and Indian War happened on this day in history. I forgot to tell you that this war lasted for about seven whole years. It was nicknamed the "Seven Years War". -
Proclamation of 1763
In 1763, at the end of the French and Indian War, the British issued a proclamation, mainly intended to conciliate the Indians. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on the day. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts was orginated by Charles Townshend and passed by the English Parliament shortly after the repeal of the Stamp Act. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a group of British soldiers linded up on a street in the city of Boston. They were pinned against an angry mob of civillians, they were mad because they did not want to pay there taxes. I think this led to the American Revolution because taxes were not fair and it led the americans to fight the british. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was the catalyst of the Boston Tea Party. The Tea Act was passed by the Parliament on this day. This led to American Revolution because the americans did not want to pay so much money just for tea. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was initially refered to "The destruction of tea in Boston", according to John Adams. The Boston Tea Party was actually a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts was just another name for a series of laws passed by the British in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. There is no actual day of these series of laws passed, because some say this series of laws was passed on many different days in the month of March. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord basically caused the American Revolutionary War. Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities particulary in Massachusetts. -
Declaration of Independence
When armed conflicts between American colonists and British soldiers in April 1775, the Americans were ostensibly fighting only for there as subjects of the British crown.
