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French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was a conflict between the French and The Indians. The war began due to competition, land, trade, territory, and trade routes. The greatest impact of the war was the victory of the British because the victory meant an expansion of the territory in the New World. -
Proclamation of 1763
The British government acted to restore peace so the Proclamation of 1763 came into place. This Proclamation closed the region west of the Appalachian to all settlement by colonists. The colonist went against what the king said and did their own thing. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was the first attempt to finance the defence of the colonies by the British government. The Sugar Act established a Vice-Admirality Court in Hailfax, Nova Scotia to hear smuggling cases without jury. This Act eventually led to widespread protest. -
The Stamp Act
In order for the British to raise funds to pay off debts and defend the vast new American territories won from the French they passed The Stamp Act. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act finalises the repeal of the Stamp Act , but declares that it has the right to tax colonies. -
The Townshend Revenue Act
The Townshend Act taxed tea, glass, lead, paper and paint. These tasex were created to help colonial officials become independent of the colonists. Townshend Act also provided colonial officials with a source of income. -
The Boston Massacre
Angered by the presence of troops and Britain's colonial policy, a crowd began harassing a group of soldiers guarding the customs house and one soldier was knocked down by a snowball and he pulled out his gun and began firing and killed five colonist in the rioting crowd. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was designed to prop up the East India Company. This Act gave the British East India Company a way to trade tea in America. -
The Boston Tea Party
Governor Thomas Hutchinson allowed three ships carrying tea to enter Boston Harbor. The three ships of people were disguised as Native Americans and before tax could be collected, Bostonians stormed the ships and tossed over 342 chests of tea into the water. -
The Intolerable Acts
British merchants had lost huge sums of money on looted, spoiled, and destroyed goods shipped to the colonies. These Acts placed several restrictions on the colonists, including the closing of Boston Harbor. Also the colonists were greatly taxed.
