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Treaty of Paris (1763)
The original Treaty of Paris was established in 1763, following the end of the French and Indian War. The Treaty required France to surrender their claimed land in America to the British, which eliminated any foreign threat to the British. The Spanish technically still had claimed land in America, but they were not a huge threat. -
Proclamation of 1763
Following the attacks of Chief Pontiac, the British established the Proclamation of 1763. This limited the colonists to wear they could expand and the colonists were not happy about it at all. They chose to ignore the Proclamation, which annoyed the British. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar that was passed by the British to generate income after the French and Indian War -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax on paper, which sent the Colonists into an outrage. Paper was used on the daily back then, so a tax on paper was a huge deal. Although the colonists were angered, what they didn’t know was the British were actually paying an even higher Stamp Act. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was an act that forced the Colonists to house British soldiers. The Colonists has no say in the matter, if the soldiers wanted to stay in their house, they had to let them stay in their house. -
The Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a rebellious group formed to oppose England. They got their messages across a little more violently than treaties or pleads. They began boycotting British goods and smuggling them into the country. The British economy suffered, so the British repealed the Stamp Act -
The Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress was created to oppose the Stamp Act. The Congress urged Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act. Although Parliament ignored the Congress, it was the Colonists’ first step to becoming their own country. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre wasn’t necessarily a massacre. The British sent troops to Boston when they discovered the colonies were boycotting British goods. A crowd of Bostonians got riled up and began throwing snow and rocks at the solders. Someone shouted fire and the soldiers. Irked. they were arrested soon after. -
Boston Tea Party
After the Colonists began boycotting British goods, the British attempted to sneak tea into the Boston Port. When the Sons of Liberty discovered this plot, they disguised themselves as Native Americans and threw around 18.5 million bags of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Boston Port Act
Following the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed the Boston Port Act. This closed the Boston Port until the damages from the Boston Tea Party were paid off. This sent the colonies over the edge. -
The Shot Heard Round The World
Tension between the Colonies and the English are at an incredible level, as both sides line up at Lexington. One colonist fires off his rifle, which became known as the “Shot Heard Round The World”. Both sides open fire on each other, the Colonists are forced to retreat.
