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George Washington's birth
George Washington was born to a prosperous family in Virginia. -
Britain forces policy of Impressment on colonists during the French and Indian War
The French and Indian war became a global conflict, including naval battles in the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Britain, low on troops, began the policy of Impressment, in which they forced colonists to serve in the Royal British Navy. The living conditions were awful, ridden with disease, and a lack of food. This policy caused riots among the colonists and marked one of the earlier times where colonists questioned why they were fighting a battle far away for GB. -
Britain Quarters troops in colonist homes during the French and Indian War.
Britain forced colonists to quarter their troops in the colonists' homes. Throughout the duration of the French and Indian War, Britain needed a place to house their troops, especially during the harsh winters. They basically mandated that any colonist would be expected at any time to house soldiers, and feed them. In essence, letting a stranger come and sleep in their beds and eat their food without any notice. This became a major grievance that colonists felt violated their natural rights. -
Washington surrenders to the French during the French and Indian War
Washington leading a British force, was forced to surrender to the French after being overwhelmed by an ambush from a large number of French troops. After they ignored Washington's warning about encroaching on British territory in the Ohio River Valley. During the French and Indian War. -
Albany Plan of Union is formed
The Albany Plan of Union was made to improve relations with Native Americans. British representatives opposed the plan fearing that it would undermine the British government and certain colonial groups rejected the plan because they didn’t want to lose more freedoms in trading, politics, and military power. -
Neolin preach
In 1761 Neolin preached that the Europeans had corrupted the Native Americans' religion and way of life. In order to stop this he said that they needed to simply leave them alone, and let them return to their ways of life. His preach united the Natives against the settlers, and it led to Pontiac's Rebellion. -
France's King George III, signs the Peace of Paris ending the French and Indian War
After a series of battles, won by the British, the tide of the war started to change. In 1762, King Louis III of France grew concerned about the cost of the war and became open to peace deals, leading to the Peace of Paris, signed in 1763. This treaty granted Britain all of Canada, and the rest of the mainland US, east of the Mississippi River. France lost all of their land in mainland North America. Spain gave Florida to Britain. French land west of the Mississippi was under Spain's control. -
Pontiac laid siege on Fort Detroit
On May 7th, 1763, Pontiac and his group laid siege on Fort Detroit. Even though he was unsuccessful in doing so, this act of his allowed his group to gain even more followers. The eighteen native tribes that now supported him allowed him to siege other British forts. He also attacked Colonist settlements in Virginia. His attacks would lead to the British enacting the Proclamation Line of 1763. -
proclamation line of 1763
On October 7th, 1763, the proclamation line was created by The British as a buffer zone between American Indians and the colonists. This was to try and keep good relations between the two. The Proclamation Line of 1763, deeply frustrated the colonists who thought they were entitled to settle on the land after fighting for the British against the French and Native Americans in the French and Indian war. -
Speculators ignore the Proclamation Line of 1763
Britain had hoped to create a buffer zone between the white settlers and the native people with the Proclamation of 1763 however, many settlers ignored this law because Britain didn't enforce it. Many rich "spectators" who sought economic profit, and opportunity, continued to expand onto native lands. This set the tone for further and future western expansion, and continued to destroy treaties and agreements with the native people. leading to more conflicts, such as Pontiac's War.