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French and Indian War Begins
The French and Indians battled the British and colonists over land and empires. The British win control over much more land. -
Proclamation of 1763
King George III wanted to stop the fighting between the Indians and settlers so the Proclamation of 1763 was issued. It forbade settlement west of the Appalachian mountains. Some North Carolinians, however, already had plans to move over that area so they ignored the Proclamation Line. -
The Sugar Act
British Parliament raised revenue on foreign sugar brought to the colonies through the Sugar Act. -
The Stamp Act
The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act which taxed all American colonists on every piece of printed paper they used. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act forced the American colonists to provide food or clothing for any British soldiers. -
The Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot at a mob of unarmed colonist at Boston just because the mob was throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks at the soldiers. -
The Battle of Alamance
A rebellion of armed farmers called Regulators fought against governor William Tryon's militia because they were sick of unfair goverment officials taking advantage of them. -
The Tea Act & The Boston Tea Party
British Parliament passed the Tea Act in May 10, 1773 to give the British East India Company control over tea sales in the American colonies. In response to this, the Sons of Liberty threw an expensive amount of British tea overboard. -
The Intolerable Acts
After the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed the four laws that the colonists called the Intolerable Acts. The laws closed the port of Boston, increased the royal governer's powers, abolished the upper house of the Massachusetts Legislature, cut the powers of the town meetings, and strengthened the 1765 Quartering Act. -
Fighting at Lexington and Concord
The first shot of the American Revolution was fired at the beginning of the fighting at Lexington and Concord.
