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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty Of Paris Of 1763 oficially ended the French and Indian War. It was signed by Great Britain, France, and Spain. The British gained control over the area west of the 13 British Colonies to the Mississippi River. The French agreed to no longer support any colonies in North America, including all of Canada. Since Spain had joined the war on the side of the French, the Spanish were also forced to give up their claim to Florida. -
Proclamation of 1763
After the French and Indian War the British Empire began to take more control over their colonies. The Proclamation of 1763 stated that colonists could not expand westward.After Pontiac's Rebellion King George III forbade any colonists to buy land from or make any agreements with natives from the west.Only licensed traders would be allowed to travel west or deal with Indians. This was the first act that angered the colonies. -
Sugar Act
Also reffered to as the American Revenue Act, this was a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain that was designed to raise revenue from the American colonists in the 13 Colonies.The Act set a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies. Before the Sugar Act, there was also the Molasses Act of 1733, which taxed a minimum of six pence per gallon of molasses. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the very first act to be put on the colonists. The Stamp Act put taxes on legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards.The actual cost of the Stamp Act was relatively small. What made the law so offensive to the colonists was the standards the taxes set. The colonies are used to governing themseleves. In some cities the colonist wouldn’t even use stamps anymore and tried to make the merchants not buy the British goods. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was another act placed on the colonies in 1765. This Act stated that all colonies were to house British troops if they needed accommodations. Colonists were suppose to welcome the troops with open arms. Meaning cloth,feed,and give them a room in their house. The colonist disliked this act but the New York colonial assembly disliked it the most especially being commanded to provide quarters for British troops.They preferred to be asked and then to give their consent. -
Townshend Acts
They were 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. The colonials protested against the taxes. The Boston merchants again boycotted English goods. The boycott decreased British trade, and in 1770 most of the Acts were repealed, -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a patriot mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a group of British soldiers. The riot began when about 50 citizens attacked a British sentinel. A British officer, Captain Thomas Preston, called in additional soldiers, and these too were attacked, so the soldiers fired into the mob, killing 3 on the spot and wounding 8 others, two of whom died later. -
Boston Tea Party
On the night of December 16 Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians boarded the ships of the British. Meetings were held previously before boarding the ships to demand that England take the tea back and that nothing be paid.After the Bristish refused The Boston Tea Party was set in place.340 chests of tea onboard the Beaver,Dartmouth,and Eleanor were opened and dumped into Boston Harbor. Following this night Britain closed Boston Harbor until the tea was paid. -
The Intolerable Acts
There were five different Intolerable Acts that were passed. Four of the laws were passed by the British Parliament to punish the people in Massachusettes for the destruction that happened during the Boston Tea Party and the other law was passed to extend the province of Quebec. This led to the First Continental Congress. They issued the Declaration of Rights in response to the Intolerable Acts. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle to kick off the American Revolution.On the night of April 18 Joseph Warren learned from an inside source that the Redcoats were coming to march into Concord.He told Paul Revere and William Dawes to alert citizens.At dawn on April 19 700 British troops marched into Lexington and was greeted by 77 militiamen or minutemen.Nobody knows who fired first but the Redcoats won that outbreak.The British continued to Concord where they retreat.
