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French and Indian War
the American phase of a worldwide nine years’ war fought between France and Great Britain. So, France ceded all of its North American possessions east of the Mississippi River to Britain. The costs of the war contributed to the British government’s decision to impose new taxes on its American colonies. -
The Sugar Act
This British law charged duties on sugar imported by the colonies. Several other products were also taxed. -
The Currency Act
Several Acts which regulated the issuing of money by the American colonist. -
The Stamp Act
This British law required certain printed materials including newspapers in America be on paper produced in Brittan and stamped with a revenue stamp. -
The Quartering Act
This act forced the colonist to provide food and shelter for British soldiers when needed. -
The Boston Massacre
An angry mob of colonist confronts British soldiers in Boston. Five colonists are killed. -
The Tea Act
This act basically gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea trade in the Americas. -
The Boston Tea Party
In response to the Tea Act patriots dressed as American Indians dump British tea into Boston Harbor. -
The Declaration of Independence
An official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule. -
The Signature of the Treaty of Paris
The British Empire accepted defeat against its former colonies and recognized independence of the United States of America. The Treaty of Paris also set the boundaries of the United States – the Mississippi River in the west, Great Lakes in the north and 31st parallel in the south - and guaranteed American fishing boats access to Newfoundland.
