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The French and Indian War
The British went against the French and Indians to take their land. The British won -
Pontiacs War
Where was launched by a loose confederation of American Indians that were not satisfied by the British rule in the great lakes region during the French and Indian war. -
The Stamp Act
The British parliament passed the Stamp Act requiring colonists to pay taxes -
The Townshend Act
The Americans had organized a boycott against the British. They harassed British customs and commissioners. Then British sent out troops to Boston. -
The Boston Massacre
Soldiers shot and killed several people in a mob in Boston. The event was publicized by Patriots including Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
The Boston Tea Party
Tea party was a political and Mercantile American protest by the sons of liberty over the tax of tea in Boston. -
Intolerable Acts
“Four punitive measures and acted by the Phresh Parliament in retaliation for acts of colonial defiance.” as stated by www.pritannica.com. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle was fought during the siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of Independence
The Congress adopted the declaration of Independence, the first formal statement by a nations people asserting their right to choose their own government -
Treaty of Paris
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Ray signed off the peace treaty with representatives of George King III of Great Britain