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Signing of the Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian war between Britain and France, with their Native American allies. In the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was presented by King George III following Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War. The law forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. The law also made settlers to leave the upper Ohio River valley. -
Sugar Act
The law set duties on goods imported by colonists such as tea and molasses. This was the first act passed in order to raise money in the colonies. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonists to keep British soldiers in barracks given by the colonies. This act was one of the intolerable acts. -
Stamp Act
The act required colonists to pay for an official stamp when they bought paper items in the American colonies. This law was passed in order to raise money. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend acts required for duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. The law made tax collectors to search for smuggled goods. The colonists did not approve the law, believing that it took their political powers. -
British troops arrive in Boston 1768
The owners of the ship "Liberty" and the Sons of Liberty refused to let the tax collectors search their ship and attacked the houses of customs in protest. The government asked troops to restore in order. In October 1768, British troops arrived in the city of Boston and occupied the city. -
Boston Massacre
When a colonist was having a conflict with a British soldier, the soldier struck the man, which lured a crowd. Later, the crowd poured insults on the soldier. Eventually, a squad of troops came and fired at the crowd killing three men. -
Tea Act
The act allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonists. The purpose was to reduce the big amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company to survive. -
Boston Tea Party
On a day in 1773, a group disguised as Indians boarded three British tea ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water. This was for protesting the tea act. -
Intolerable Acts
The act was a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. They were meant to punish the colonists for their aggression of throwing a large amount of tea boxes into Boston harbor in reaction to being taxed. -
First Continental Congress
The first continental congress was a gathering of colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between Britain and the American colonies. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
British troops arrived at the town of Lexington near Concord, where 70 armed minutemen waited. The battle ended in minutes with only few bullets fired. -
George Washington is appoint commander in chief
Congress assigned a Virginian named George Washington to command the continental army. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle was a fight between the British and the militia members. Amazingly, the militia members won the battle with confidence. -
Second Continental Congress
The second continental congress was met with representatives from 12 colonies in Philadelphia.
