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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was started in 1754 by contrasting territory claims between Britain and France. Several Native American tribes took different sides of the war, and fought alongside their allies. Britain won in 1763, and made a treaty with France that agreed France would yield all of its American territories to Britain. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was endowed by King George the Third on October 7, 1763. It came after the Treaty of Paris, which officially turned French territory in North America into Britain territory. -
The Sugar Act of 1764
Parliament of Great Britain passed this act in 1764. It surged the taxes on foreign-imported sugar, so much that many colonists boycotted buying sugar products. -
The Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp act was passed by the Parliament of Britain on March 22, 1765. It required all legal papers (including contracts, newspapers, wills, and playing cards) in the American colonies to have a tax stamp. All of the taxes would go directly to Britain. -
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The Townshend Acts of 1767
These acts were passed by the Parliament of Britain in 1767 and 1768. They introduced taxes on glass, paint, lead, paper, and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
A group of nine British soldiers fired into a crowd of 300-400 colony citizens. 5 colonists were killed, including a man named Crispus Attucks. -
The Tea Act of 1773
The British Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773 to give all control of the tea trade to the East India Tea Company, which was on the verge of bankruptcy. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest in which a group of about 60 colonists threw about 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the tea taxation without representation. -
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The 'Intolerable Acts'
After the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed on four acts. These acts were called "Intolerable Acts" based on how strict they were. The first act was the Boston Port Bill, which closed the harbor to ships. The second bill was the Massachusetts Govt. Act, which replaced the Colonists' govt. with a British one. The third act was the Admin. of Justice Act, that ensured a fair trial for British officials who were charged with capital offenses whilst "upholding the law" in the Colonies. -
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1st Continental Congress
The 1st Continental Congress was a meeting of envoys from 12 of the 13 colonies.