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French and Indian War
The French Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Great Britain fought against France in North America and they both had Native American allies.
France lost all their territory in North America and Britain was able to gain enormous territory. The war was really expensive and Britain increased the taxes on the colonists to finance it. All that led to the American Revolution. -
The Proclamation of 1763
After the French Indian War was over the British called the Proclamation. It permitted all settlement of the colonists west of the Appalachian mountains. By that the British wanted to avoid another conflict with the Indians because they were not able to finance another war. -
Sugar Act
It was the first tax on the American colonies imposed by the British Parliament. The Sugar Act is also known as the Revenue Act, Its purpose was to raise revenue through the colonial customs service and to give customs agents more power and latitude with respect to executing seizures and enforcing customs law. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on the 22nd of March in 1765. The tax was for every colonist and it said that they have to pay a tax on every printed paper that they used. Everything, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. That made the colonists highly upset. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident during the American Revolution in the British part of North America. It occurred on March the 5th in 1770 and five colonists were killed by a British troop. The colonist were really enraged about that. The event, called "massacre" for the purpose of propaganda, became a fanal for the groups that were persecuting the independence of the colonies and contributed to the outbreak of the American War of Independence. -
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress consisted of delegates from the 13 colonies of North America who wanted to defend themselves against restrictions on the freedom of American citizens. Since the Congress met between 1774 and 1789, its founding immediately preceded the War of Independence. There were two continental congresses. -
The Boston Tea Party
In 1773, the conflict between the American colonists and the British government over the taxation of tea escalated in Boston. Around 50 people from Boston disguised as Indians board the ships of the East India Company, the most important trading company of the British, and dumped the entire tea load into the sea. The British government refused to revoke tea taxation as the colonists yearn for more autonomy. -
Boston Blockade
The Boston Blockade from April 19, 1775 to March 17, 1776 was the opening phase of the active American War of Independence, in which New England militias besieged the city of Boston to prevent military movements by the British army therein. Although the siege was only moderately successful, the American troops under George Washington managed to force the British to withdraw from the city after eleven months. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts is a term from the 13 American colonies for a five-part series of laws that the British Parliament in 1774 due to the increasing unrest in the 13 Americans Colonies, but especially in Boston, Massachusetts, here as a punitive measure as a result of the Boston Tea Party, passed. The imposition of these laws met with widespread opposition in the colonies and contributed to the outbreak of the War of Independence and the subsequent formation of the United States. -
Declaration of Independence
In the Declaration of Independence, on July 4, 1776, thirteen British colonies in North America proclaimed their detachment from the United Kingdom and hers Right to form your own sovereign confederation. The text, largely written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress, represents the founding document of the United States and is one of the most powerful documents of democratic state philosophy.
