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French and Indian War
the Virginia governor sent militia, a group
of ordinary citizens who performed military duties, to evict the French. This was
the opening of the French and Indian War, the fourth war between Great Britain
and France for control of North America. -
Treaty Of Paris 1763
The war officially ended in 1763 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Great
Britain claimed Canada and virtually all of North America east of the Mississippi
River. -
Proclomation of 1763
Proclamation of 1763 established a Proclamation Line along the
Appalachians, which the colonists were not allowed to cross. -
Sugar act and Colonists response
The Sugar Act did three things. It halved the duty on
foreign-made molasses in the hopes that colonists would pay
a lower tax rather than risk arrest by smuggling. It placed
duties on certain imports that had not been taxed before.
Most important, it provided that colonists accused of violating
the act would be tried in a vice-admiralty court rather
than a colonial court. -
Writ of Assistance
In May of 1765, the colonists united to defy the law. Boston shopkeepers, artisans,
and laborers organized a secret resistance group called the Sons of Liberty to
protest the law. Meanwhile, the colonial assemblies declared that Parliament lacked
the power to impose taxes on the colonies because the colonists were not represented
in Parliament.The Townshend Acts taxed goods that were imported into the colony from
Britain, such as lead, glass, paint, and paper. The Acts also imposed a tax on tea,
