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Treaty of Paris of 1763
It ended the French and Indian War with the British as the winners. The treaty divided power in North America. The continent was now divided between Great Britain and Spain (Mississippi River marked the boundary). https://www.google.com/search?q=treaty+of+paris&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjP -
Proclamation of 1763
After the French and Indian war, the Indians still continued to trade with the British. The colonists raised prices and didn't want to pay for Indian land. The British also moved into Indian Territory. This led to Great Britain and King George stopping settlers' expansion to prevent war with the Indians. https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&sa=1&q=proclamation+of+1763&oq=pro&gs_l=img.3.0.0i67k1l5j0j0i67k1j0j0i67k1l2.15543.17799.0.20525.17.9.0.0.0.0.649. -
Stamp Act
It placed a tax on almost all printed items in the colonies. The act affected almost everyone. Colonists and merchants protested for the repeal of the act. Parliament did repeal the act but passed the Declaratory Act in the same day. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=662&noj=1&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=stamp+act&oq=stamp+act&gs -
Declaratory Act
The new law said that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for ALL British colonies "IN ALL CASES". https://www.google.com/search?biw=629&bih=593&noj=1&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=declaratory+act&oq=declaratory+act&gs -
Townshend Acts
June - July 1767
These taxes were placed on imported items like glass, tea, paper, and lead. Colonists refused to pay the tax so they learned to live without these items. The Townshend Acts actually benefited the colonists by forcing them to economic
independence. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=662&noj=1&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=townshend+acts&oq=townshend+acts&gs_l=img.3.0.0i67k1j0l9.62479.66371.0.66529.8 -
Boston Massacre
5 colonists were killed. The townspeople began to throw sticks and stones at the soldiers, therefore, the redcoats began to fire. This led Parliament to repeal all the Townshend acts except for the one on tea. https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&sa=1&q=boston+massacre&oq=boston+ma&gs_l=img.3.0.0i67k1j0l6j0i67k1j0j0i67k1.25071.26606.0.28598.9.8.0.0.0.0.637. -
Tea Act
This act let the British East India Company bypass merchants and sell tea directly to shopkeepers at a lower price. Colonists thought this law was another was to rule over them, so they decided to boycott British goods. https://www.google.com/search?q=tea+act&biw=1366&bih=662&noj=1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj- -
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians and threw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. Boston faced the consequence of the Intolerable Acts. https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&sa=1&q=boston+tea+party&oq=boston+tea+party&gs_l=img.3...26073.28259.0.28513.9.7.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1.1.64.i -
Intolerable Acts
These laws were created as a punishment for Boston. They closed the Boston Harbor, banned town meetings, let British officers be tried in other colonies, and forced colonists to quarter soldiers. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=662&noj=1&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=intolerable+acts&oq=intolerable+acts&gs_ -
1st Continental Congress
The delegates met in Philadelphia in order to talk about problems with Britain. They made a document that listed complaints against Parliament and also voted to boycott all British goods. The congress also decided to form militias. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=613&noj=1&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=1st+continental+congress&oq=1st+conti&gs_l=img.3.0.0l8j0i30k1l2.19050.21290.0.244 -
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere, Wentworth Cheswell, and William Dawes were notified that British soldiers had gathered in Boston. They traveled by horse to Lexington to warn Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and the militiamen that the British were coming. https://www.google.com/search?q=midnight+ride&biw=1366&bih=613&noj=1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjw-di9q_LPAhUW82MKHS9BD-4Q_AUICCgB&surl=1&safe=active&ssui=on -
Lexington and Concord
"Shot heard 'round the world"
70 militiamen waited the redcoats to reach Lexington and began to fire when they arrived. 8 militiamen died.
A lot of gunpowder had been relocated when the British soldiers approached Concord. The militiamen used the Indians' fighting technique at Old North Bridge, which resulted in 174 wounded and 73 dead redcoats. https://www.google.com/search?q=lexington+and+concord&biw=1366&bih=662&noj=1&source -
2nd Continental Congress
The delegates also met in Philadelphia. The congress declared John Hancock as the president of the Second Continental Congress and George Washington as the army's commander. The congress also began moving towards the idea of independence. https://www.google.com/search?q=2nd+continental+congress&biw=1366&bih=662&noj=1&source
