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French and Indian War
Everyone wanted to go to the Ohio
river valley. But the indians didn’t
want them to so they went to war -
proclarmation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 was marking the
boundaries of appalachia. Britain was doing
this to keep the colonists safe but the colonists
misunderstood the law and thought that the
throne was trying to keep control of them. So
the colonists headed west. -
Stamp act
The stamp act is where you have to buy stamps
in order to get paper products. They did this so
they could pay for the war. If you don’t pay you
could get jailed and or get fined. -
tea act
The tea act was meant to make the colonists
happy by the tea being about the same price as
the other tea because britain allowed the tea
company to lower its prices so with the tax it
would be about the same price. -
Boston tea party
Some colonists dressed as Native
Americans and dumped 342 chests
into Boston harbor. The tea in all
Costed more than$ 250,000.
The colonists doing that led to
Intolerable acts to punish the colonists -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable acts was what Britain used to punish
the colonists for the Boston tea party. Nothing was
allowed to leave or enter Boston harbor until the tea
was payed for in full. The government also
got more power and the soldiers got more power
also. -
Declaration of independence
The declaration of independence is where
the colonies their declared independence.
