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Treaty of Paris
The Seven Years War began in 1754. The war was between the French and the British over possession of territory. The signing of the treaty officially ended the war. With the signing, France lost Canada to Great Britain, and Britain also gained all terriroty east of Mississppi. Britain gave up Florida, and New Orleans went to Spain along with Louisiana. I would give this event a one because the signing of the treaty did not lead to the Revolutionary War and it did not affect the colonists much. -
Proclamation of 1763
Following Great Britain's acquisition of French terrirtory in North America, King Gerorge III set up a line that forbade colonists to go west after a certain point. The proclamation line was not a permanent boundary but temporary in an orderly and lawful manner. Officials were told not to grant land to the colonists unless the royal majesty approved of it. I would rate this event a two because the colonists were upset when they were not allowed to move west, this did not influence the war. -
Sugar Act
On April 5,1764 Parliament passed a shortened version of the Sugar and Molasses Act. The Molasses act charged colonists to pay six pence more on imported molasses. The Sugar Act lessened the tax from six pence to three pence for molasses, but increased taxes on sugar, coffee, wines, lumber and iron, all of this imported from other countries. I would rate this event a three because colonists were enraged to pay more money on everyday items. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax by the British Government that required printed materials to be produced on stamped paper produced in London. These materials were legal documents, magazines, and newspapers used by the colonies. However, the colonies ignored the Stamp Act, since the colonists had no representatives in Parliament, they had no voice on whether taxes should be raised. The taxes helped soldiers in war; I would give this a two since the war was not majorly based on this Act. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, also known as the incident on King Street, was an event where British soldiers killed five and injured six other colonists. An angry mob verbally harassed and threw objects at the soldiers to relief their tensions. The soldiers retaliated by firing at the colonists without an order, and were chagred of manslaughter and were sentenced to prison. I would rate this a four because there is no need for soldiers to fire at unarmed colonists who are releiving their stress and anger -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party, also known as the "the destruction of the tea" was a protest against the British government. After officials refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor. Colonists refused to pay tax on tea because they believed they had no representation in the Parliament. I would give this event a four because the colonists were infuriated.I believe this was the event that started the war. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts was a name used to describe a set of five laws passed by the British government. These laws started the war that would soon make the 13 colonies the United States of America. The five laws that the government had passed were, the Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act. Many colonists found the laws unnecessary and a punishment.This event is a four because this event finalized that the war would occur.
