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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was between France and Great Britain. It is often refered to as the Seven Years War.
Aftter the war the colonist saw no need for the British to stay in America, so they told them they needed to leave. The British were very angry with the colonist. The British raised taxes which made the colonies very angry. The colonist boycoted against paying taxes. -
The Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7 by King George III. The purpose of the proclamation was to organize Great Britains new north American empire and to regard north American trade and settlement. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliment the purpose of the act was to help pay for the troops in North America. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was a set of laws passed by the Parliment of Great Britain. The purpose of the laws was to help fund the soldiers in North America. Whithout these funds the soldiers wouldn't have had the suplies for The Reovolution. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident that started by the British Redcoats getting upset with the colonist because both them and the colonist claimed the Ohio River Valley. The British attacked the colonist and the battle went on until some of the British soldiers started firing thier guns into the crowd. There were five men killed that day. The soldiers were found innocent because it was considered self defense. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was planned to reduce the massive surplus of tea in the colonies. It agrivated the colonist because they lost all of their tea, this was another upsetting moment for the colonist which played a big part in the American Revolution. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an event that took place right after the Tea Party. When the ships were imported to the colonies the British refused to unload the ships. Some of the colonist boarded the ships and threw all the tea over board. This started a major conflict between the British and the colonist. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a set of laws passed by the British Parliment that triggered great outrage in the colonies. This played a big role in the start of the American Revolution. -
The Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of The American Revolution. It was between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies. This was the first of many battles in the war. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independance was a signed document declaring the birth of the United States. It has become a worldwide holiday known as the Fourth of July or Independence Day. -
The end of the Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War was ended by the Treaty of Paris which was a signed document that ended the Revolutionary War.
