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Treaty of Paris
War between French and Britain end.Tensions build between colonies and Britain -
proclomatin of 1763
Colonist infuriated because they want to explore new lands and the British will not let them. -
Pontiacs Rebellion
Led to the proclamation of 1763 -
sugar Act
Taxes on all sugar products. -
stamp Act
Enforces taxes on almost all printed materials -
Quartering Act
colonist to house any british troops -
Sons of Liberty
Leader of protest and tore down stamp tax collector building. -
Declaratory Act
repealed stamp act but asserted parliaments right to rule the colonies as it saw fit -
Townshend Act
Tax to be collected on all imported goods -
Boston Massacre
Colonist hurled rocks and snowballs at troops and startled them and they fired killing some colonist and the colonist used this as propaganda -
Tea Act
Act was not to input new taxes but was asserted so the East India tading Company would not crash -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist dump shiploads of tea in to the river. -
Intolerable Acts
(Coercive acts) Forced colonist to pay back money for dumped tea, closed harbors, and forced them to house troops. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from evry colony gather to discuss a boycott of all British products -
Battle at Lexington and Concord
Revolutionary war begins