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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. This is the reason for the heavy taxes to come after the war. -
Sugar Act
Replaced Molasses Act of 1733. Tax on import and export of sugar in the colonies. Vice admiralty courts!! -
Currency Act
The currency act was an act imposed on the colonists that threatened to destabilize the entire colonial economy, colonies couldn't acne use their own money, they had to use the Pound. -
Sons of Liberty
Stamp Act Congress. Delegates form nine colonies. They Petition to the king. Parliament alarmed at violence of colonial protesters. They committed the Boston Tea Party. -
Stamp Act
First direct tax on the American colonies, basically anything made out of paper had a tax on it including playing cards and newspapers. violaters will be tried and convicted without juries. -
Boston Massacre
It was a cold winter day. The British were patrolling the streets. Shots were fired and five Bostonians and two boys die. John Adams represented the British soldiers in court. -
Boston Tea Party
Bostonians were tired of the Tea Act and wanted to resell. so the sons of liberty stepped up, and dressed as Natives 30-130 men through crates of tea over into the Boston Harbor. -
Tea Act
tax not made to gain revenue. However, this was very upsetting for the colonists, because they loved tea. -
Declaration of Independence
The formal declaration of independence that was to be sent to the Monarch of England. Signed in the Continental Congress in Philadelphia -
The Treaty of Paris
The treaty was signed in 1763 between the American colonies and Great Britain. This ended the American Revolution and made Great Britain recognize the America as independent.