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Salutary Neglect Begins
A long period of time when the colonist didn't obey the laws involving trade, but were not punished. This increased the colonists profits in trade. -
French and Indian War Begins
The French and Indian War was fought between the French and the British with the help of the Indians. The British got mad that the French were building forts, so they declared war on the French. The Indian sided with the French, who were winning at the beginning of the war, until the British put so much money into the the war that they went into debt, but they won. -
Join or Die
Join or die is a cartoon created by Ben Franklin to try and pull all the colonies together. It was a failure, however, this was the first time someone has tried to pull all the colonies together -
Salutary Nelgect Ends
The British begin to enforce the laws of trade -
Proclamation of 1763
This followed Great Britain's gain of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War, which did not allow settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. -
French and Indian War Ends
The wars ends with the Britsih winning, but in huge debt. The colonist win big with a lot of new land from the French -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was created by England to help pay for the debt from the French and Indian War. The stamp act put a tax on every piece of paper used, including newspaper, documents, etc. -
Boston Tea Party
This was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty. They destroyed a whole shipment of tea from the East India Trading Company in the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of laws passed by England as a result of the Boston Tea Party. Some include the tea act or the stamp act. -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies met up to discuss how would the colonist would meet the military threat of the British. It was agreed that a Continental Army would be created. -
Common Sense
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that inspired people in the 13 Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain. The pamphlet explained the advantages of and the need for immediate independence in clear, simple language. -
Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress meeting at Pennsylvania, which announced that the thirteen American colonies declared independence with Great Britain. They started to regard themselves as thirteen new independent sovereign states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed by the King of England that reconized America as independent. This ended the American Revolution.
