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The End of the French & Indian War
The war global conflict ended with the Treaty of Pairs; signed by France, Great Britain, and Spain. When the French expanded over to the Ohio River Valley, the British were repeatedly brought into this conflict. The British finally declared war against them in 1756. Down the line, France lost their territories in Canada and gave Louisiana to Spain. Britain inherited Spanish Florida, Upper Canada, and several French holdings overseas. -
Proclamation of 1763
The British presented the Proclamation of 1763 after the F&I War. King George III issued it on October 7, 1763 and transferred French territory in N. America over to Great Britain. The Proclamation line was created & served as a boundary that separated the East coast American colonies from the American Indian territory west of the Appalachian Mountains. This pleased the Natives because the British were making sure the European settlers on their land, were in check (which angered the settlers). -
Sugar Act Passed
The Sugar Act was passed in 1764 by the British Parliament. It was a tax that was passed by the British to pay for the F&I War. It occurred along the East Coast American colonies. This upset many colonists because it was passed without their consent and impacted them greatly. -
Quartering Act Passed
The British Parliament passed the Quartering Act on March 24, 1765 (a series). This act required the colonial governments to provide food and shelter to any British troops stationed there. Again, this occurred along the East coast American Colonies. This act, just like the Sugar Act, was passed because Britain didn't want to pay for the troops with their own money. -
Stamp Act Passed
The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act in 1765. Yet again, this was a third tax created to help pay for the British troops during the F&I War. This occurred along the East Coast American colonies. It was an act that consisted of colonists paying a tax that was represented by a stamp on various forms of paper. The British felt that the tax was justified because the troops were "beneficial" towards the American colonists, while the colonists disagreed entirely. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed by the British Parliament that taxed goods imported into the American colonies. The colonists saw these acts as an abuse of power. The British sent soldiers to America to enforce the laws, which made things worse between Great Britain and the American Colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot between the American colonies and a British soldier. Many British soldiers occupied the city of Boston trying to enforce Britain's laws. American colonies would rebel, but everything took a turn when an officer tried to stop a riot by firing his gun, killing a young boy. -
Boston Tea Party
American colonists were mad at Britain for imposing "taxation without representation"so they dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. This was the first major defiance against Britain rule. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by British Parliament. They were meant to punish the colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest. -
Battle of Lexington and Concrod
The British Army went to Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington. They were told to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord.
