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Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris stopped the french and Indian war.The People of Paris made a treaty and France lost all of their land on North America while Spain and Great Britain took it over and gained all of that land. This led to the parliament's desire to force the American Colonies to pay part of the cost of a standing army in North America after the french and Indian war was over. -
The Stamp Act
The stamp act was the first tax that was forced onto the American colonies by the British Parliament after the french and Indian war was over. The effect was strained relations with colonies. The american colonies rebelled against the taxes which led to the boston massacre -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation of american colonies fighting against the taxes that the Parliment forced onto them. This was in Boston on March 5, 1770, when nine British soldiers shot five people and the effect was people harassing them verbally and throwing stuff at them and held the colonies against Britain. These tensions led to outward expressions of resistance -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and trade protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. The effect of this is the sparking of the american revolution. This led to american independence -
Intolerable Acts
Great Britain passed the Intolerable Act (sometimes known as the Coercive Acts)in the American colonies, To punish Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
Twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies sent representatives to a meeting to talk about the country's future. -
Second continental Congress
In May 1775, the Second Continental Congress was met in Independence Hall. -
Declaration of Independence
This was a document signed by many representatives of the 13 states signing that they were now independent of Great Britain.