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Ending of the seven years was, also know as the Indian and french war in north America.
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George III prohibited all settlement west of the Appalachian mountains without guarantees of security from local natives
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First attempt to finance the defence of the colonies by the British government.
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Parliament required all legal papers.
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Colonial assemblies required to pay for supplies to British garrisons.
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Refused to comply to the stamp act
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9 or 13 colonies declare the stamp act unconstitutional
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Repels' the stamp act but has the right to tax colonies
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Duties on tea, glass, lead, paper and paint to help pay for the administration of the colonies, named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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The revenue schooner Gaspee ran aground near Providence, Rhode Island and was burnt by locals angered by the enforcement of trade legislation
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In an effort to support the ailing East India Company, Parliament exempted its tea from import duties and allowed the Company to sell its tea directly to the colonies.
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Tension between the American colonies and the british government approached the breaking point
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general Thomas Gage british governor of massachusetts recieved instructions to seize all stores of weapons and gun power
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General Thomas Gage ordered his troops to march against the patriot arsenal at concord and capture the patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock
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$2 Million to fund the army
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The first major battle of the war of independence
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Congress endorses a proposal asking for recognition ending of the Intolerable Acts for a cease-fire , George III rejected the proposal
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winter invasion by canada by benidict arnold
