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French and Indian War
The french and indian war also known as the the seven year war, was fought by Great britain against france. In the early 1750s, France’s extension into the Ohio River valley constantly brought conflict with the claims of the British colonies, mostly Virginia. In 1756 the British formally declared war. peace conference in 1763 the British recieved canda from French and florida from spain. permitted France to keep its West Indian sugar islands and gave Louisiana to Spain. -
Proclamation Act of 1763
After the French and indian wars the british began to tighten control over it's colonies. This royal proclamation closed down colonial expansion westward and ended up being the first to affect all 13 colonies. responding to a native revolt led by pontiac, an ottowatta cheif said all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off-limits to colonial settlers. This forbade private citizens and colonial governments alike to buy land from or make any agreements with natives. -
The Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between patriot mob throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign. The riot began when 50 citizens attacked a British sentinel. A British officer called in additional soldiers, and these too were attacked, so the soldiers fired into the mob, killing 3 on the spot -
Boston Tea Party
American protests led to Parliament's repeal of the Townshend duties, except for the duty on tea retained by the British as a matter of principle. The colonists demonstrated their displeasure with the remaining tax by drinking smuggled tea. in 1773 Parliament passed the Tea Act, which gave the English East India Company achance to avert bankruptcy by granting a monopoly on the importation of tea into the colonies. -
The coersive acts/ intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts also known as Coercive Acts are the titles referring to the laws that the British Parliament passed. These laws had something to do with the British colonies in North America. Because of these acts, the Thirteen Colonies were enraged. The Thirteen Colonies would later become the United States. But at that time they were a part of the ongoing uprising of the American Revolution. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord "The shot that heard round the world"
The battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the American reveloutionary war. Tensions had been boiling for many years between the people of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities. On April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column.
