Identifier: bookshelfforboys00univ019 (find matches)
Title: The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: University Society, New York
Subjects: Children's literature Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries Literature Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York. : University Society
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University-Idaho

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he English government. 1763—The Treaty of Paris ends the war be-tween France and England. France gives upCanada and all lands east of the. MississippiRiver.—Spain gives Florida to England in ex-change for Havana province, in Cuba.—Indiansunder the chief Pontiac attack colonists inPennsylvania and Virginia. 1764—The French found the city of St. Louis,Missouri.—England levies duties on imports ofcofifee. sugar, molasses, etc., into the colonies,in order to raise money for an army to defendher dominions. The colonies object, and thenfirst assert that taxation without representationis tyranny.—Thomas Pownall. governor ofMassachusets. and other Englishmen, proposeadmitting colonial agents to Parliament. 1765—Parliament passes the famous StampAct, taxing paper, books, etc. It also passes theQuartering Act requiring the colonies to pro-vide houses, food, etc., for English soldiers sentamong them.—The colonies, particularly Massa-chusetts, Virginia, and New York, object to the
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2: p O J DW < J Q?: y y «47 248 EVENTS OF OUR COUNTRYS HISTORY Stamp Act, and many stamps are destroyed.Colonists agree to import no goods from Englandso long as this law is in force. 1766—The Stamp Act is repealed, but its ef-fect is seen in the growth of revolutionary senti-ment in the colonies. 1767—Massachusetts tries to restrict the slave-trade. )\Iany negroes sue their masters forwages, and are allowed judgments by the courts.—The English Parliament passes a law to raisemoney in the colonies by customs duties onimports. The colonies object vigorously. 1768—John Hancock, in Massachusetts, is ar-rested and tried for smuggling wine. He is de-fended by John Adams, later President of theUnited States.—Great riot in Boston.—Severalcolonial assemblies are dissolved by the gover-nors, and meetings sending petitions to the Kingare accused of treason.—Troops from Irelandand Halifax are sent to Boston, but the peoplerefuse to give them quarters and food. 1769—The Massac

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