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French and Indian War
• The first phase of the war was sheer disaster for the British.
• France and the Indians were fighting for control of the fur trade and land.
• William Pitt took control of the war operations. This was the turning point of this war. -
Proclamation of 1763
• The British did not want people moving west because they feared that they would not have enough power over the stretch of land to control colonists.
• British officials were nervous that the Native Americans would not approve of the extra people and thought the Indians would have attacked.
• The Proclamation of 1763 prevent colonist moving further west than the Appalacians. -
Stamp Act
• The Stamp Act was Parliament’s first serious attempt to assert governmental control over the colonists.
• The Bill was passed February 17th and was approved March 8th.
• The Act taxed many paper products. -
Boston Massacre
• The British troops that were in the colonists were increasingly unwelcome.
• Five people were killed with eight others injured.
• The Massacre was a very important event leading to the Revolutionary War. -
Tea Act
• The Tea Act was put in
place to prop up the East India East tea company.
• The tea was shipped straight to the colonies and sold at a bargain price.
• The tea was not of the greatest quality and that outraged colonist who like expensive tea and drove other colonists out of business. -
Boston Tea Party
Summary of key points
• Britain enforced the Tea Act which enraged colonists
• 342 crates of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor
• On April 1, 1774 King George closed the Boston Port. -
Intolerable Acts
• The antics that the colonists had been involved in were a role in the creation of the Intolerable Acts.
• There were 4 other acts that the British passed to punish colonists.
• The 4 acts that were enforced include: Boston Port, Quebec, Administration of Justice, and Massachusets Government Acts. -
Declaration of Independence
• The Declaration’s first public reading was in Philidelphia.
• Congress had to edit and revise the original copy of the document.
• 56 people signed the Declaration of Independence.
