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French and Indian War (the seven year war)
The Governer Shirley feared tha the French in Nova Scotia would join France in any military confrintation , in 1775. So the governer sent britih military troops around the English colonies. The British had a lack of interest of home that it gave the French a better chance of support with the Indians. In 1756 the British declared war. -
End of the French and Indian War
The Treaty of paris is signed and finishes the war between both sides. William pitt believes that the terms are to lenient. France surrenders to the British colonies except New Orleans. Canada is ceded to great Britain. -
Proclamation of 1763
In 1763 the British made a proclamation to stop the Inidans drom checking the encroachment of the settlers in their land. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the first tax levied on Americans from the British. The act imposed a tax on all paper document in the colonies.This happend because Britian was in great debt from the seven year war. So they depended on the American clonies as a revenue source. -
Townshend Acts
Twonshend Act was originated from the name Charles Townshend.it was designed to putting custom duties on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The boston massacre was a painting of an incident that took place on king street boston. This incident was a group of seven Britihs soldiers fighting against a crowd of men. Six men were wounded about five were killed. -
Tea act
This act wasnt made made to raise revenue. It was specifically made to bail out the East India company. The british government granted this company a monopoly on the importation and sale of tea in the colonies.The colonist didnt accept this constitutionality of the duty on the tea. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonist didnt believe in the tea act ( the act of taxes on tea) it led to the Boston Tea Party. The Boston tea party was when Samuel Adams and The Sons of Liberty dressed as NAtive Americans and boarded the three ships docked on the harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. -
Intolerbale Acts
The intolerable act was five laws made by Lord North, The Prime Minister.Lord North made the act hoping that it would isolate the radical elements in Massachusets. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battkes of Lexington and Concord was one of the first battles of the Revolutionary War.The battles were fought around the city of Boston, cities such as cambridge,Lincoln andof course Lexington and Concord. -
The Declaration of Independence
Richard Henry Lee came up with the idea of the Declaration of Independence.It was drafted by Thomas Jefferson on June 11-28.This document states a lot of laws that made the U.S what it is oday.
