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The French and Indian war
In 1754 Washington's surprise attack upon a small French force at Jamonville Glen. His subsequent surrender to Forces at the battle of Fort Necessity helped to spark the French and Indian war. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 was issued by the British at the end of the French and Indian war. It created a boundary known as the proclamation line. -
The Sugar Act
During the British legislation, they traded sugar and molasses. The sugar act was a revenue-raising act passed by the parliament of great Britain on 5 April 1764 -
Stamp act of 1766
The act was paused on on march 22, 1765. -
Townshend acts of 1767
The Townshend acts were a series of measures, passes by the British parliament in 1767. But American colonists saw the acts as abuse of power. -
The Boston massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. -
Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. -
intolerable acts
Were punitive laws passes by the British parliament in 1774 after the Boston tea party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea party protest in reaction to changes in taxation. -
1st continental congress
Was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the untied states. -
Tea act
The principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive.