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Pontiac’s Rebellion 1763-1766
Chief Pontiac led a rebellion on Fort Detroit and the results led to a little war. Pontiac wanted to do this because Native Americans were being mistreated. -
Treaty of Paris 1763
The Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War. The British take control of the Ohio River Valley. -
Proclamation of 1763
It banned settlement beyond the Appalachians. -
Sugar Act 1764
The British legislation aimed at ended the smuggling of sugar and molasses from the French and West Indies. The problem with this is that it made the colonists mad because they had no say in the decision. -
Stamp Act 1765
It was a direct taxing on the colonists and stamps which were very important to send letters. -
Quartering Act 1765
It required colonists to give food and shelter to British soldiers. -
Stamp Act Congress
It stated the rights of the colonists and how they should have some voice in the British Parliament, but it was ignored by England. -
Townshend Acts 1767
It put taxes on paper, tea, paint, etc., and this angered the colonists and they refused to pay taxes without having representation in Parliament. -
Boston Massacre 1770
It started on King Street in Boston and it started as a brawl between some colonists and a lone British soldier. Later on, more British troops came in and opened fire on the colonists. -
Committee of Correspondence
Samuel Adams organized the Committee of Correspondence to have communication from all the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
It was when the colonists in Boston dressed up as Native Americans and entered ships that had boxes of tea in them. The colonists began dumping and destroying the tea making a statement to the British Parliament. -
Intolerable Acts 1774
It limited the rights traditionally practiced in Massachusetts, which angered the colonists even more. -
First Continental Congress
12 out of 13 colonies eat in Philadelphia to address grievances and to organize a colonial resistance to the British Parliament. -
Battle Lexington and Concord
A British commander in Boston sent troops to Lexington and Concord to seize stores of gunpowder. 8 Americans died and several were injured. -
Valley Forge 1777-1778
A harsh winter for the Continental Army because the army was out of bread for 3 days and there was barely any food for the men. -
The Articles of Confederation
It is the first a constitution of the United States. It was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 but wasn’t verified by the 13 colonies until 1781.
