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french and indian war
The French and Indian war was between the French their Native American allies and the British and their Native American allies. The British wanted the French’s land. Since the native Americans lived on the French’s land they fought for the French because they didn’t want to lose their land. The city of Quebec was one of French’s first cities. The British took over Quebec and ended the war. -
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road to indepencnce
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the proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 was put apon the colonist by the British. The proclamation said that the colonist couldn’t settle on the back side of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonist didn’t follow this new rule and the British had no way to stop all the colonist from moving away from the colonies. -
the quarting act
The quartering act was a new law that was put into action for the British soldiers. The soldiers had no place to stay in the colonies so the quartering act gave the soldiers the right to go into any colonist have and live there with the family. The colonist again protests this act. The parliament was accused of violating the rights of all the colonist. -
The sugar act
The sugar was an act that the British were trying to use to get more money. The sugar act put an import tax on sugar and molasses. The tax was collected by the British and went to the war funds. The colonist protested this. The said no taxation without representation. The British had no choice but to revoke the act. -
the stamp act
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the townsmen act
Townsmen act was a law that allowed the British officials to search and cease without a court order. The colonist felt that this was a violation of their rights. The responded with protest and they would feather and tar officials and tax collectors. They also boycotted the British goods. -
boston massacre
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the boston tea party
The Sons of Liberty were determined to stop the East India Company tea from being unloaded. The Sons of Liberty threated ship captains for caring it down to merchants who wanted to buy it. They stopped ports from being unloaded in New York, Philadelphia. But Boston they made sure the tea was unloaded. The night of December 16th, 1773, a large group of people disguised as Native Americans boarded the tea ships. Within three hours they threw 342 cases of tea into the harbor. This tea was about 90,
