French and indian war 1756

French and Indian War

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    French and Indian War 1754

    The French and Indian war was the result of England declaring war on France for control of Pennsylvania. The war began in May 1754 because of these competing claims between Britain and France. For the next decade, fighting took place along the frontier of New France and British America from Virginia to Maine. The war also spread to Europe.
    OpenStax. "U.S. History." In Chapter 4 | Rule Britannia! The English Empire, 1660–1763, by OpenStax and OpenStax College History, 117-119. 2017.

  • The Boston Tea Party 1773

    The Boston Tea Party 1773
    The Boston tea party was the result of a taxation on the settlers for the tea that was being shipped to the US.The tax was opposed by the colonists and on December 16, 1773 a group of colonial activists masked themselves as Mohawk Indians and boarded the ships containing the tea and dump all 342 containers of tea into the harbor. America, Historic Tours of. Boston Tea Party History. n.d. https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/boston-tea-party-history (accessed June 26, 2017).

  • Intolerable Acts in 1774 (Coercive Acts 1774)

    Intolerable Acts in 1774 (Coercive Acts 1774)
    The Intolerable Acts in 1774 was handed down by the British Parliament as punishment for the colonists dumping tea into the harbor. The Boston Port Bill ceased shipping into the Boston harbor until Massachusetts paid all the taxes that were owed on the tea dumped in the harbor and reimbursed the East India Company for the loss of the tea. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopædia. Intolerable Acts. n.d. https://www.britannica.com/event/Intolerable-Acts (accessed June 26, 2017).

  • The Treaty of Paris 1783

    The Treaty of Paris 1783
    The Treaty of Paris was an end to the American Revolution which included The French and Indian War and the Boston Tea Party. In this treaty, France gave England all the French Territory east of the Mississippi River, except for New Orleans. The Spanish gave up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba. Treaty of Paris (1783). June 12, 2017. //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)#Agreement (accessed June 26, 2017).

  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    The War of 1812 was the cause of Great Britain enforcing the impressment of naval American sailors and forcing them to fight on British war ships.Britain also supported the Native American resistance in the expansion of the U.S. because Native Americans were being forced adopt the settlers’ ways or forcing them to sell or abandon their land.
    Madison, James. The American declaration of war from June 18, 1812. June 18, 1812. https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/sources/502 (accessed June 26, 2017).

  • Treaty of Ghent in 1814

    Treaty of Ghent in 1814
    The war was bought to an end by a compromise between Britain and France. Britain terminated the restrictions on commercial trading and the impressment of American sailors. The causes of the war were removed which left them with no reason to continue fighting. The two countries engaged in a treaty and signed the Treaty of Ghent because of the compromise in December of 1814. Staff, History.com. TREATY OF GHENT. 2009. http://www.history.com/topics/treaty-of-ghent (accessed June 26, 2017).