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French and Indian War
The war between Britain and France ended with the British deep in debt. They are demanding more income from the colonies. With the French defeated, the colonies became less dependent on Britain for protection. -
End of French and Indian War
The colonists were upset because they started getting taxed by England. Britain felt that they should pay for the war that was fought to protect them. Since they were really mad and enraged, it led to the American Revolution. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
The Indian Tribes reaction to the French and Indian War was that they were suprised and angered by their defeat. When word came to the Colonists, they reacted with outrage towards the subject. -
Proclamation of 1763
(The outlawed settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains.) Britain did not intend to harm the colonists. Many colonists took offense at this order. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act raised income by increasing duties on sugar imported from the West Indies. -
The Currency Act
The Parliament argued that the colonial currency had caused a devaluation harmful to the British trade. They banned American assemblies from issuing paper bills, or even bills of credit. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act created by the British Parliament in 1756 demanded revenue from the American Colonies. They did this by putting a stamp duty on newspapers and legal/commercial documents. The Colonial objection was let to the act's repeal in 1766. It helped encourage the Revolutionary Movement against the British Crown. They want representation. They got into fights and riots, and started a boycott. The colonists sent a letter to the King, and boycotted in buying the goods of the British. -
Stamp Act Continued
Colonists organized these boycotts by gathering together. We show our unity today through our government, and back during the stamp act we showed our unity through our government as well. They gathered in the Stamp Act Congress. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
Britain had ordered that the colonists were to house and feed the British soldiers if necessary. -
The Stamp Act Congress
27 delegates from nine colonies met in New York City in 1765, and drew up a statement of rights and wrongs there by bringing colonies together in hostility to Britain. -
The Townshed Revenue Act
These taxes were applied to help make the colonial officials independent of the colonists. These included duties on glass, paper, and tea. Smugglers increased their activities so they can avoid the tax leading to more troops in Boston. -
Boston Non-Importation Agreement
The merchants and traders in the town of Boston having taken into consideration the awful situation of the trade, and the many difficulties it at present labours under on account of the scarcity of money. It is daily increasing for want of the other payment to discharge our debts in Great Britain -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight. This fight was between a "patriot" mob and a squad of British Soldiers. They would throw snowballs, stones, and sticks. From many of the colonists being killed, it led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizens. -
Trial of Boston Massacre
During this event, the British Army killed five colonists and injured six others. The colonists were already upset because of the British Army creating a mess in the streets. When word spread about the Boston Massacre, or even about the the Incident on King Street, the colonists became furious. They were so mad about the incident, that they sent the soldiers responsible for the killing of innocent people to trial. -
Boston Tea Party
The American Patriots dressed up as Mohawk Indians. They boarded the Vessels of the East Indian Company that was docked in the Boston Harbor. These American Patriots dumped all of the tea that was on the three ships into the ocean, destroying the tea.
