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French and Indian War
French and Indian War
It had started up in 1754 and had ended in 1759 of the war. It was a long struggle between the British and French for power and territory. The Native Americans fought with the French during conflict so that is why they call itn the French and Indian War. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act
It was an act by the British Parliament 1756 to the American colinies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and comercial documents. The colonies opposed the act which led closer to the revolutionary movement against the king's crown. -
Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty of Paris 1763
It was a treaty that was signed by the kingdoms of Britain, France, and Spain. It formally ended the French and Indian War which marked a new beginning of British dominance outside Europe. Britain had gained much of the land in North America and through much of France's territory that they had gained in the war. -
Navigation Acts
Navigation Act
It was a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign ships in trade between the colonies and any other country except Britain. This act ended about 200 years later which was later reflected as mercantilism. -
Proclamination of 1763
Proclamation of 1763
It was a law that forbade all British settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains. It still keeps legal importance to the nations in upper Canada and still has significance in the United States. It was done to attract the British settlers to the province. -
Sugar Act
Sugar ActIt was also passed by the British Parliament the act was stated that new regulations should be established for improving the revenue for the kingdom. They reduced the rate by half and increasing measures to enforce the taxes while the British hoping to actually collect it. Which the incidents ended up making the colonist more concern about the British Parliament which started to help grow the movement that would lead to the American Revolution. -
Townshend Act
Townshend Acts
They were several acts passed by the British Parliament which was relating to the British Colonies of North America. These acts were named after Charles Townshend who was the one which proposed the program. The purpose of these acts were to raise revenue in the colonies to pay salaries of govenors and judges. To also enforce compliance with trade regulations. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party
It was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. The demonstrators destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company, in defiance of the Tea Act May 10, 1773. They boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. The British responded harshly which -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Act
It was series of laws used in term by American Patriots it was passed by the British Parliament in 1774 right after the Boston Tea Party. It was meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance when they threw a large shipment of tea into the Boston Harbor.
