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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war fought in the Americas between France and England. The war is also known as The 7 Years War. -
Picture of the French and Indian War
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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act made it so that you needed a stamp to send mail and the stamps payed the British government. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre started with angry colonists throwing rocks and snowballs at British soldiers which resulted in them being shot at and several colonists were killed. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists were angry about the tax on tea so they boarded a British ship full of tea and dumped the tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts are Put Into Effect
Part of The Intolerable Acts meant that colonists were forced to house British soldiers if they asked to stay. -
Lexington and Concord
When the British learned that colonists were storing weapons they tried to seize them which resulted in two skirmishes at Lexington and Concord.