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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war fought between the British and French over land disputes in the Ohio River Valley. The French began strong, but the British soon overtook the French and seized all of France's North American colonies after they signed the Treaty of Paris. -
Proclamation Line of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was issued by King George III of England after they acquired new land from the French through the French and Indian War. This Proclamation said that there could not be a Colonial settlement past the Appalachian Mountains. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament to help gain back the money they lost through the French and Indian War. This act taxed every piece of paper that the American Colonist used from newspaper to playing cards. This act helped kickstart the American Revolution. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act, titled the American Revenue Act of 1764, was passed by the British Parliament to extend their Molasses Act that was about to expire. This act taxed the import of molasses to the American Colonies, which angered Colonist and fed the need for rebellion. This act also allowed for stricter enforcement on smuggling laws for the Colonies, which added to the angry Colonist because smuggling was one of the only ways they could make a profit. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were passed by the British Parliament in 1767 to tax the American Colonist on the imports coming into their colonies from Britain. These taxes included taxes on: glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. These taxes outraged the Colonist as Britain put the burden of paying off debts of the French and Indian War on the Colonists. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurred on the night of March 5, 1770 as a mob of American Colonist were protesting British soldiers by throwing snowballs, sticks, and stones at them because of the British Government's new taxes on the Colonists. The soldiers opened fire and killed five protesters, which gave speech-writers a chance to encourage colonists to rebel. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a key event in the starting the American Revolution. American Colonist wanted to protest the tax imposed on them for British tea, so one night they snuck aboard three British ships, dressed as Native Americans, importing the tea and dumped it into the Atlantic. This gave many American Colonist the fire to join in fighting for their independence. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the American Colonists for their repeated acts of rebellion. There were five main points: the Boston Port Bill, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, the Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act. -
Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. The battle was fought over British soldiers coming to seize weapons from the colonist, but the British ran into an angry militia that defeated the 700 British soldiers.
