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French and Indian War Starts
The French and Indian War was the final colonial battle. It was the beginning of the hostilities between the colonies and Great Britain. Read more about it here. -
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Road to Revolution
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French and Indian War Ends
1763 marked the end of the French and Indian War. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclomation forbidded settlers from crossing a line drawn by the Appalachian Mountains. This stabalized regulation of trade with Native North Americans. Read more about it here. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a British Parliament that made people in New England pay taxes for every piece of paper they used. All the money was used to station troops on the Appalachian Mountains. Read more about it here . -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was when Colonists had to feed and shelter British troops or they would be shot. Like the other intolerable acts this only lead closer to the Revolutinoary War. More info on intolerable acts here. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts put custom duties on imports of glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. These events ended up causing the Boston Tea Party. Read more about the Townshend Acts here. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occured when eight British soldiers killed five colonists. This ultimately ended up in the begining of the Revolutionary War. Read more about the Boston Massacre here. -
Tea Act
The act's purpose was not to raise revenue from the colonies but to bail out the East Indian Company. The Tea Act culminated into the Boston Tea Party. Read more about the Tea Act here. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party occured when a group of patriots protested the Tea Act and dumped over 1 million dollars worth of tea into Boston Harbor. This action was a wave of resistance from the American colonists. Read more about the Boston Tea Party here. -
The Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act said that British troops couldn't be tried in a colonial court. They would have to travel back to Britain which would allow the British to do whatever they wanted to the colonists and colonies. More info on intolerable acts here. -
Massachusetts Government Act
The Massachusetts Government act made the British governer in charge of all town meetings in Boston. For the colonists this meant no more self-government in Boston. More info on intolerable acts here. -
The Quebec Act
This bill extended the Canadian borders cutting off the western colonies of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Virginia. This fueled the colonists rage towards the British government. More info on intolerable acts here. -
The Boston Port Bill
The king closed Boston Harbor to everything but British ships. This only angered the Colonists contributing towards the Revolutionary War. More info on intolerable acts here . -
Lexington and Concord
Britains General Gage had a plan to send in regiments of British soldiers to Lexington to capture colonial leaders such as Samuel Adams, and John Hancock. They would then go to Concord to seize gunpowder. This was the first serious action that the British took against the colonists. Read more on the battle of Lexington and Concord here. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the start of independence in the 13 colonies. It declared independence among all citizens from the British government. Read more about the Declaration of Independence here.
