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The French and Indian War (The Seven years' war)
Started in 1754 and ended in 1763. British soldiers fought against French soldiers and Native Americans. Native Americans joined in the battle against the British because they were afraid the British would take over their land.The war ended in 1763 when British Major General James Wolfe captured Quebec. -
The Albany Congress
June 19-July 11. The Albany Congress (1754), also known as the Albany Conference and "The Conference of Albany" or "The Conference in Albany", was a meeting of representatives from the northern seven of the thirteen British North American colonies. Their main goal was to form a treaty with the Mohawk and other major Iroquois tribes. -
Proclamation of 1763
This closed lands north and west of the Appalachian Mountains to settlement. The goal of the British was to put a stop to conflicts that had arisen between the Native Americans and the colonists due to the French and Indian War. However, many colonists had purchased land or had been given land grants in that area in exchange for their military service during the war. Settlers began ignoring the Proclamation Line. Eventually, the colonists were able to get the line moved further west. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764. -
The Stamp Act
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The Declaratory Act
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The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, a city in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the tax policy of the British government and the East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act of 1774 was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain setting procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec. -
The Battle of Lexington
A British commander stationed in Boston sent a detachment of soldiers to the town of Lexington to take the colonial supply of gunpowder. Eight 'minute men' were killed, and a few more injured at the scene. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British drive the Americans from Breed's Hill -
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published on this date. It was a best seller in which he wrote that a small country in size such as England should not be controlling a large size of land such as America. -
Declaration of Independence
Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence; it's sent to the printer -
Treaty of Paris
The United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris
