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The French and Indian War
The arguments over Ohio Valley started a war that lasted 10 long years.The British fought for the land. They won it , but were left with many debts. -
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Events Leading to the American Revolution
These were the events that led to the American Revolution and very much angered the colonists. So all of this ended up starting the Revolution -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a line that seperated the Native Americans from the colonist. The British were the ones that set this rule and it angered the colonist. Then the colonist ignored the rule and continued to move west of the mountains. -
The Quartering Act
This is when the colonist were forced to feed and provide homes to the British soldiers. The colonist were angry so they treated the soldiers badly. -
The Stamp Act
In the Stamp Act, colonist were forced by the British to have a blue stamp on all newspapers,papers,ahis how the British showed tax.Many colonist didn't buy things anymore. Soon the British realized that they couldn't force the colonist into following this law so the law was canceled. -
The Boston Massacre
To start the Boston Massacre, a group of colonists who were angry at the British started to make fun and throw rocks and ice chunks at a British soldier manning a Customs House.The soldier was called names and teased. Other soldiers came and one thought he heard "fire" so he shot.Soon other soldiers fired also.This left 5 dead or dying and 6 wounded -
The Boston Tea Party
After the Boston Massacre the British expected the colonists to buy tea from only the British.Many colonists refused and then the law was formed , nobody can sell tea except the British.So a group of colonists dressed up as Native Americans and boarded a boat to throw all the tea into the ocean. -
The First Continental Congress
This when a representitive of each state (except Georgia) came together to discuss all the problems with Britain.Soon the Continental Army belonged to George Washington . Eventually this led up to the Declaration of Independence.
