Unit 3 (1763-1800)

1763 French and Indian War Ends

• British tax colonists to pay for French and Indian War

• British "line" to keep settlers out of Native land

• British win and Dominate North America

• British sent troops to put down resistance

1763 Proclamation Line

• British tax colonists to pay for French and Indian War

• British "line" to keep settlers out of Native land. Settlers ignore it and move into land

• British win and Dominate North America

• British sent troops to put down resistance

1764-1765 Sugar and Stamps Acts (taxes)

• British tax colonists to pay for French and Indian War. Colonists resent taxes

• British "line" to keep settlers out of Native land. Settlers ignore it and move into land

• British win and Dominate North America

• British sent troops to put down resistance

1768 British Troops Arrive in Boston

• British tax colonists to pay for French and Indian War. Colonists resent taxes

• British "line" to keep settlers out of Native land. Settlers ignore it and move into land

• British win and Dominate North America

• British sent troops to put down resistance

1770 Boston Massacre

• Colonists dump tea into harbor (Tea Party). British punish them by closing port (Intolerable Acts)

• 5 people killed and 6 wounded while protesting British. Event used as propaganda against the British

• Violence between British and Colonists. Fighting leads to revolution

• Allowed British to get rid of surplus tea in the Americas. Hurt the economy

1773 The Tea Act

• Colonists dump tea into harbor (Tea Party). British punish them by closing port (Intolerable Acts)

• 5 people killed and 6 wounded while protesting British. Event used as propaganda against the British

• Violence between British and Colonists. Fighting leads to revolution

• Allowed British to get rid of surplus tea in the Americas. Hurt the economy

1774 Boston Tea Party and Intolerable Acts

• Colonists dump tea into harbor (Tea Party). British punish them by closing port (Intolerable Acts)

• 5 people killed and 6 wounded while protesting British. Event used as propaganda against the British

• Violence between British and Colonists. Fighting leads to revolution

• Allowed British to get rid of surplus tea in the Americas. Hurt the economy

1775 Battle of Concord and Lexington

• Colonists dump tea into harbor (Tea Party). British punish them by closing port (Intolerable Acts)

• 5 people killed and 6 wounded while protesting British. Event used as propaganda against the British

• Violence between British and Colonists. Fighting leads to revolution

• Allowed British to get rid of surplus tea in the Americas. Hurt the economy

1776 Declaration of Independence

• First Constitution. Didn't work. Government didn't have enough power

• Rebellion of farmers, who owed money, against bankers and merchants in Massachusetts

• British lose the war. French helped A LOT

• Written by Thomas Jefferson. Declared Independence from Britain

1777 Articles of Confederation

• First Constitution. Didn't work. Government didn't have enough power

• Rebellion of farmers, who owed money, against bankers and merchants in Massachusetts

• British lose the war. French helped A LOT

• Written by Thomas Jefferson. Declared Independence from Britain