Timeline of Events in Revolutionary America
- 1754
- Start of the French and Indian War on the American frontier between the British and the French and their Native American allies.
- 1763
- French and Indian War ends. Great Britain now controls New England colonies, the American frontier, and Canada.
- 1763
- To maintain peace among the Native Americans on the frontier, King George III of England issues the Proclamation of 1763, forbidding colonists to settle in Native American territory west of the Appalachian Mountains.
- 1763
- Still fearful that colonists will crowd onto their land, the Indians unite for Pontiac's Rebellion. Hundreds of pioneer families are killed before the rebellion is crushed by British soldiers.
- 1764
- British Parliament passes Sugar Act, forcing colonists to pay taxes on sugar, coffee, wine, dye, and other goods.
- 1764 ...
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