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End of War
The French and Indian War came to an end. -
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Pontiac's Rebellion
The Native Americans didn't like the British rule so the Ottawan leader, Pontiac, led his tribe in a rebellion against them. -
Proclamation Line
The proclamation line was created after the French and Indian War. The Native Americans had not left the land that was supposed to be British because they were mad they and the French lost. The line was made to stop colonists from going into the new land since Britain didn't want to deal with another war. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act put tax on importing sugar, wine, and coffee. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act put direct tax on legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, dice, and more. -
Quartering Act
The colonists were supposed to give the British soldiers shelter, food, and lots of alcohol because Britain was still in debt and didn't want to pay for them. -
Virginia Resolve
The Virginia House of Burgesses denied British Parliament's right to tax colonists. This was one of the first examples of the colonists beginning to resist British rule. -
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Stamp Act Congress
A petition for tax was sent to the government from the Congress. It caused several people to protest against tax and attack tax collectors. Nine of the colonial delegations agreed that there would be no taxation without representation. -
Repeal of Stamp Act
The British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act because of all the pressure from the colonies. -
Declaratory Act
Britain stated they had the right to lass lass on the colonies. -
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Townshend Act
The British put tax on lead, glass, paper, paper, and tea. This leads to colonists starting to boycott every British product. Some women started calling themselves the Daughters of Liberty and instead of buying cloth from Britain, they made their own for other people. Due to all the protests, redcoats were sent to the colonies to keep people in check, which caused tension between the colonies and Britain. -
Boston Massacre
A mob of colonists started attacking redcoats in Boston. The outcome was 5 colonists dead. Afterwards, propaganda was spread around the colonies showing the encounter as a massacre.