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French Indian War Starts
As the French Empire expanded it collided with the growing British Empire.From the started these colonies differed in many ways. One major area of contention btween France and Britain was the rich Ohio River. In 1754 the french built fort duquesne in the region dispite the fact that Virginia had already granted land to the welathly planters. They then sent milita over to evict the French and there started the war between France and Great Britain over North America. -
French Indian War ends
The british truimped over france at Quebec. The war ended with the signing of the treaty of paris. Great Britian claimed canada and most of north america and s florida from spain. France ragianed control from olny a few islanda and colonies near newfoundland. -
Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation of 1763 dampened the celbration from the colonists win the the French Indian war. It stated in effect, closed off the frontier to colonial expansion. The King and his council presented the proclamation as a measure to calm the fears of the Indians, who felt that the colonists would drive them from their lands as they expanded westward. -
Sugar Act
Finical expert of King George III, George Grenville caused tension to rise between the colonies. He accused the colonists were smuggling goods into the country without paying duities.He made Paraliment enact this law. the sugar act halved the duty of mollases it also placed taxes on certain imports and any colonist who was caught smuggling would be tried on anvice-admirality court. -
Stamp Act
Paraliment passed this act that imposed a tax on documents and printed items such as newpapers and playing cards. This stamp proved that the tax had been paid. This is the first tax that directly affected the colonists. In May of that year the colonists united to defy the law in which the created a secret resistance group called the Sons of Liberty. -
Townshend Act
Paraliment passed this act which was named after Charles Townshend, the leading government minister. This act taxed goods thta were imported into the colony from Britian, such as lead,glass and paint. The acts also imposed a tax on tea, the most popular drink in the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
A mob gathered in front of the Boston Customs House and taunted the British soliders standing guard there. Shots were fired five colonists were killed including Crispuis Attucks. -
Tea Act
Lord North Devised the Tea act in order to save the almost bankrupt british east india company. this act granted the company the rights to sell tea to the colonies free of the taxes that the colonial tea sellers had to pay. This would have cut colonial merchants out of the tea trade by selling the tea directly to the colonial consumers. -
Boston Tea Party
With the Tea act passed the north thought the American colonists would just buy the cheaper tea but instead they protested dramatically. On that Decmeber evening a large group of boston rebels disguised themselves as native americans and dumped over 18,000 pounds of the east india Companys tea into the water of the Boston harbor. -
Interlorable Acts
King gorge was mad about the boston tea part act that the colonist rebels pulled. Parliamnet responded by passing a series of laws. one of these laws shut down the boston harbor. another called the quartering act allowed british commanders to house soldiers in vacant private homes an other buildings. In addition general Thomas Gage commander in chief of the british forces was appionted the new govenorer of Massachusetts, to keep the peace he placed them under maritial law. -
1st Contiential Congress
56 members resenting every colony but Georgia assembled in Philadelphia for the first contiential comgress.Peyton Randolph, a Virginian, was elected for president.The Congress is not formed in order to revolt or govern but to act as a convention of ambassadors who will adopt resolutions and protests. -
Lexington and Concord
Paul Revere, william Dawes and samuel prescott rode out a spread the word that 700 british tropps were going to concord to steal illegilized weapons. When the british got to lexing5ton about five miles short opf concord. colonist men were drwn up in lines in front of them. Somone fired and 8 minutemen( colonists) were killed and ten injuried and on british soldier was injuired. The battle lasted only 15 minutes. -
2nd Contiential Congress
The Secong congress meets at Philadephia.The British now control Boston and the Massachusetts militia. The Congress has no choice but to assume the role of a revolutionary government. -
Publishing Of the Common Sense
Written By Thomas Paine he attackts king george and his monachchy in this 50 page pamplet. Paine who was a recent immigrant explained that his own revolt started with lexington and concord. Paine declared that independence would allow America to trade more freely. This book sold nearly 500,000 copies and was widely appreciated. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris is signed ending the Revolutionary war. England recognizes the United States as a free and independent country.
