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The French and Indian War
The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763, and it ended The French and Indian War. The British were successful in driving the French out of North America, and they gained all French colonies in the North America. -
Proclamation
Proclamation Annotation The Proclamation of 1763 made it so English colonists were not allowed to live west of the Appalachian Mountains. If settlers were already living in the West they were forced to move back East. In order to lessen the tension between England and the Native Americans, English land in between the Mississippi River and the Appalachians Mountains was turned into Indian reserve. -
Sugar act
Sugar Act The Sugar Act was put into place to actually collect taxes from the colonists from the Molasses Act. The Parliament cut the taxes from the Molasses Act in half and became more strict on collecting the taxes on molasses and rum, hoping to actually collect the taxes. The colonists reacted by smuggling molasses and rum. -
Stamp act
The second tax that Brittan forced onto the colonists. This required a stamp to be put onto any paper products. This was also repealed. -
Declaratory
this act was for the better securing the dependency of his Majesty's dominions in America upon the crown and parliament of Great Britain. -
Townshend Acts
The chancellor of England, Charles Townshend wanted to reduce Britain's debt by taxing the colonies . So he instituted the Townshend Acts, these laws placed new taxes on glass, paint, paper, lead and tea. All of which were later lifted except for tea. -
Boston Massacre
On this day, the Townshend Duties are repealed and the Boston Massacre takes place. In the Boston Massacre, British soldiers fired at unarmed colonists and killed eight of them. Nobody knows for sure what events led the soldiers to fire on the civilians, but colonists were outraged at what the British Regulars did. -
Boston Tea party
Even before this event, Colonists had already refused shipments of the Company's tea to dock at the harbors. In this particular case, Colonists dressed up as Indians and boarded a British vessel and threw hundreds of chests into the harbor, resulting in a big financial loss for the East India Company. -
Intolerable Acts
In response to the Boston Tea Party, the Crown passed a series of laws:-Boson Harbor would be closed-Court cases dealing with British soldiers would take place in Britain-Massachusetts would be placed under Military Rule. -
Lexington and concord
The British Regulars and Minutemen exchange fire at the two cities after the British discovered that the Colonists were storing ammunition. No one knows who fired the first shot. This was seen as the point of no return, The war had to start.
