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The American Revolution Timeline Thread v.2
1763-1787
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1763-1787
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February 10, 1763
The French and Indian war (Seven Years' war) ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The French cede area east of Mississippi as the Colonials were eager to move into the fertile region and begin settling the land west of the Appalachian mountains.
The French and Indian war (Seven Years' war) ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The French cede area east of Mississippi as the Colonials were eager to move into the fertile region and begin settling the land west of the Appalachian mountains.
April 27, 1763- A meeting near Fort Detroit takes place between Odawa chief Pontiac and 17 other tribal leaders of the region; on the need to attack British garrisons and forts along the frontier. A surprise attack on the Fort is planned but the British are alerted to it.
May 9, 1763- After two unsuccessful attempts at luring the British into a trap the days before, Pontiac and several hundred warriors from various regional tribes begin laying siege to Fort Detroit. British who were caught outside the fort walls were slaughtered and cannibalized.
June 2, 1763- Soldiers at Fort Michilimackinac let their guard down and watch a Chippewa lacrosse game that began outside the walls. The players are handed weapons from their women blankets and the fort is quickly overwhelmed. 21 British soldiers are killed and others scalped.
