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Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the French and Indian war. Brittain taxed the colonists because the war was a lot of money. -
French and Indian War
After this long war, the treaty of Paris was created. This war was also known as the Seven Years War. The British won this War. -
Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation made King George III take the French land and he said people couldn't settle past the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was imposed on the colonists by the British government as a means to pay for the cost of guarding the American Frontier. Most colonists didn't like that. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
British Army soldiers shot and killed people while they were attacked by a mob. It happened on King Street -
Tea Act
It was the catalyst of the Boston Tea Party. It granted the British East Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
Parliament imposed taxes on the peoples cuppa and that made the people mad so they dumped 342 crates on English-owned tea in the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts also called the Coercive Acts were harsh laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was passed by the British Parliament to institute a permanent administration in Canada replacing the temporary government created at the time of the Proclamation of 1763. -
Lexington and Concord
The Americans won the battle of Lexington and Concord. Paul Revere warned the people the British were coming so they prepared an ambush. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker Hill showed that the Americans weren't afraid to stand up to the British. Because of this the British death toll was big. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5, 1775, in a final attempt to avoid a full-on war between Great Britain. -
Capture of Montreal
The Congress hoped to take advantage of the British army's inactivity by invading Canada. They hoped that people in Canada were trying to rid themselves of the British rule so they could spark a rebellion there by invading. -
Assault on Quebec
Two American forces converged to attack Quebec, the capital of British Canada. -
Battle of Long Island
General Howe sent his forces across the narrow channel that separates Staten Island from Long Island. The British won this battle. -
Battle of White Plains
The British won the battle of White Plains. George Washington had to abandon Manhatten to the British so he reestablished his lines near the village White Plains.