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The French and Indian War ended
Ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. France lost all claims to Canada and gave Louisiana to Spain, while Britain received Spanish Florida, upper Canada, and various French holdings overseas. -
Proclamation of 1763
Was issued by King George the Third following Great Britain's accusations of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War. In which it forbade all settlers from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
Under the Molasses Act colonial merchants had been required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. But because of corruption, they mostly evaded the taxes and undercut the intention of the tax — that the English product would be cheaper than that from the French West Indies. -
The Stamp Act
An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America, towards further defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the same; and for amending such parts of the several acts of parliament relating to the trade and revenues of the said colonies and plantations, as direct the manner of determining and recovering the penalties and forfeitures therein mentioned. -
The Declaratory Act
An act for the better securing the dependency of his Majesty's dominions in America upon the crown and parliament of Great Britain. -
The Townshend Revenue Act
Originated by Charles Townshend and passed by the English Parliament shortly after the repeal of the Stamp Act. They were designed to collect revenue from the colonists in America by putting customs duties on imports of glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. -
Boston Non Importation Agreement
The people of Boston have took into consideration the deplorable situation of the trade, and the many difficulties it at present labours under on account of the scarcity of money. -
The Gaspee Affair
A local vessel out of Newport was under way to Providence when its captain baited the HMS Gaspee and led Duddington into shallow waters near Warwick. The Gaspee ran aground at a place that is now known as Gaspee Point. News of the grounding quickly reached Providence and a party of fifty-five, led by a man named John Brown, planned an attack on the ship. The following evening they surrounded and boarded the Gaspee, wounding Duddington and capturing the entire crew. -
The Boston Massacre
Was a street fight that occurred between a patriot mob, throwing snowballs stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry. -
The Boston Tea Party
Governor Thomas Hutchinson allowed three ships carrying tea to enter Boston Harbor. Before the tax could be collected, Bostonians took action. On a cold December night, radical townspeople stormed the ships and tossed 342 chests of tea into the water. Disguised as Native Americans, the offenders could not be identified. -
Galloway's Plan rejected
The plan was considered very attractive to most of the members, as it proposed a popularly elected Grand Council which would represent the interests of the colonies as a whole, and would be a continental equivalent to the English Parliament. After a sincere debate, it was rejected by a six to five vote. -
The beginning of the American Revolution
Minutemen and redcoats clashed at Lexington and Concord "The shot heard 'round the world."
