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The French and Indian war.
The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies. -
The Albany congress
conference in U.S. colonial history at Albany, New York, that advocated a union of the British colonies in North America for their security and defense against the French, foreshadowing their later unification. -
Proclamation of 1763
Prohibited American colonists from settling west of Appalachia. The Treaty of Paris, which marked the end of the French and Indian War, granted Britain a great deal of valuable North American land. -
The sugar act of 1764
also known as the American Revenue Act 1764 or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on 5 April 1764. -
The stamp act of 1765
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. -
The declaratory act of 1766
declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. It stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain. Parliament had directly taxed the colonies for revenue in the Sugar Act (1764) and the Stamp Act (1765). -
The townshend revenue act of 1767
a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies.The British Parliament enacted a series of taxes on the colonies for the purpose of raising revenue. -
Boston non-importation agreement of 1768
Takes Action Against the Townshend Revenue Act. The Boston Non-Importation Agreement of August 1, 1768, was a formal collective decision made by Boston based merchants and traders not to import or export items to Britain. -
Boston massacre 1770
was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. "The Bloody Massacre" engraving by Paul Revere. -
The Gaspee affair of 1772
was a significant event in the lead-up to the American Revolution. It ran aground in shallow water while chasing the packet ship Hannah on June 9 near Gaspee Point in Warwick, Rhode Island. A group of men led by Abraham Whipple and John Brown attacked, boarded, and torched the ship.
