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Treaty of Paris
In 1763, the French and Indian War was officially ended and the British were the winners. The French were kicked out of North America and the British kept Canada, the Great Lakes country, the Ohio River Valley, and Florida. Spain got all French lands west of the Mississippi River. Meanwhile, the Natives lost a huge ally with the French gone. -
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Pontiac'c Rebellion
In attempt to bring the French back, the Natives around the Great Lakes region attacked British forts. They were outraged by their loss of land and the loss of their major ally. This event led to the Proclamation line because the British wanted to avoid future conflict with Natives over territory. -
End of French and Indian War
The End of the French and Indian War is marked by the signing of the 1763 Treaty of Paris. After the war, the British were left victorious, with the help of the colonists, but they were also left in great debt. To try and resolve this debt, the king passed various acts on the colonists, which ultimately led to the American Revolution and the fall of the British empire in the Americas. -
Proclamation of 1763
After the French and Indian War, the colonists received several brutal attacks from native groups. In order to protect the colonist and not put England any further in debt, the king of England issued the Proclomation Line of 1763. This line was a boundary stating that the American colonists could not go west past the Appalachian Mountains. This made the colonists very unhappy. -
Quartering Act
In early 1765 parliament passed the Quartering Act. Colonist had to house and give supplies to British troops stationed there after the French and Indian war. The act was very unpopular. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp act was imposed on the British colonies in 1765 after the French and Indian war. England was in debt and needed to create revenue. The Stamp Act was the first direct tax on the colonies on paper such as: letters, stamps, contracts, newspapers, and cards. -
Townshend Act
In 1767, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, named after Charles Townshend. It basically levied new import duties on everyday items such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. The colonists continued to not agree with these taxes and resented the plans to use the money to pay the salaries of colonial governors and judges. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre is considered the first shots of the revolution. On March fifth 1770, a group of patriots were rioting on King Street in Massachusetts. They approached a group of British soldiers and started to verbally abuse them. They called them names and starting to try and get the soldiers to shoot into the crowd by yelling "fire." Eventually, something is lost in translation and the British soldiers start to fire into the crowd, killing five colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
The British made tea cheaper than smuggled tea. Colonists believed that it was a trick to push them into buying into the Tea Act. As a protest, colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. In response, British passed the Intolerable Acts. -
Intolerable Acts
After the Boston Tea Party, Parliament punished Boston by passing the Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts). Parliament closed the port to trade until they were paid back for the destroyed tea. They also increased the power of the governor. To enforce this, more troops were sent to Boston and the colonists were forced to house these troops. -
First Continental Congress
A group of delegates from every colony, except Georgia, met in Philadelphia. They gathered together because of their opposition to the Coercive Acts; they believed that it threatened their freedom. Delegates called for a boycott of British imports and colonists were able to pressure Parliament repeal the acts. Patriots, in response, formed a new government that bypassed Parliament. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first official battle of the American Revolution. On this famous night, Paul Revere and other riders ran through the Boston streets on a horse yelling, "The British are coming!" Hundreds of British troops were marching from Boston to Concord to seize a nearby armory. There, the British were met by angry colonists and lost the first official battle to the colonists and were forced to retreat back to Boston.
