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French and Indian War Begins
1) A war between the British vs. the French and Indians broke out because the French and Indians settled in the Ohio River Valley, where English colonists wanted to farm. 2) The outcome was that England won, gained land, but went into war debt. 3 and 4) The key person of this event was George Washington because it was during this war that he learned how to be a better leader, which allowed him to be a great president. -
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French and Indian War
1) A war between the British vs. the French and Indians broke out because the French and Indians settled in the Ohio River Valley, where English colonists wanted to farm. 2) The outcome was that England won, gained land, but went into war debt. 3 and 4) The key person of this event was George Washington because it was during this war that he learned how to be a better leader, which allowed him to be a great president. -
French and Indian War Ends
1) A war between the British vs. the French and Indians broke out because the French and Indians settled in the Ohio River Valley, where English colonists wanted to farm. 2) The outcome was that England won, gained land, but went into war debt. 3 and 4) The key person of this event was George Washington because it was during this war that he learned how to be a better leader, which allowed him to be a great president. -
Proclamation Of 1763
1) This proclamation restricted the western movement of settelers. 2) This made American colonists angry with King George III. 3 and 4) The key person of this event was King George III, who made this proclamation. -
Stamp Act
1) The Stamp Act was a tax created by Britian to raise necessary money to pay the cost of the French and Indian War. Colonists would have to pay a tax on all printed paper they used. 2) The outcome of the Stamp Act was the colonists were upset because they did not have a say in the tax. They believed that that "Taxation without representation" was unfair. 3 and 4) A key person in the Stamp Act was Patrick Henry, who wrote seven points against the Stamp Act. -
Boston Massacare
1) Colonists in Boston were shot after taunting British soldiers. 2) As a result, Great Britain stopped taxing the colonists except for the tax on tea. 3 and 4) A key person of this event was King George III, because after the Boston Massacre, he took away all taxes on all goods except for tea. -
Boston Tea Party
1) Patriots in Boston were throwing tea into the Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes. 2) This made King George angy, so he created the Intolerable Acts, which closed the port in Boston. 3 and 4) The key people of the Boston Tea Party were Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, who led patriots in throwing tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
1) King George III passed these laws after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were passed because he was angry about the Boston Tea Party. 2) Because of the Intolerable Acts, the colonists' port was closed. 3 and 4) The key person in this event was King George III, who passed the laws. -
First Continental Congress
1) Delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Great Britain and respond to the Intolerable Acts. 2) The outcome of the First Continental Congress was that the colonists split into two groups: patrioits and loyalists. The patriots did not support King George, and the loyalists did. 3 and 4) The key people of the First Continental Congress were John Adams, Samuel Adams, George Washington, and Patrick Henry, who joined together to boycott British goods. -
Patrick Henry's Speech
1) This event was important because Patrick Henry urged colonists to declare war on Great Britian. 2) The outcome of his speech was that a war between the colonists and Britian began later that year. 3 and 4) The key person of this event was Patrick Henry, a politician, who gave the speech, "Give me liberty, or give me death." -
Paul Revere's Ride
1) Paul Revere's ride was important because Paul Revere, who was joined by two associates, William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott, went to warn the colonists in Boston that British soldiers were coming. 2) The outcome of this event was that people knew that they had to prepare for the British and possibility of attack. 3 and 4) The key people of this event were Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Dr. Samuel Prescott. These three men are remembered for riding to Boston to warn the colonists. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
1) This battle was important because it was the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War. 2) Because the colonists were warned by Paul Revere, the minutemen in Boston were prepared for an armed fight against the British soldiers. The colonists killed many British soldiers in the battles. 3 and 4) If it weren't for Paul Revere, who warned the colonists about the British attack, then the Battle of Lexington and Concord may have been very different. -
Declaration Of Independence
1) The Declaration of Independence is important because it is the document that declaired the colony's independence from Great Britian. 2) The outcome of the Declaration was that all 13 colonies were free from Britian's rule. 3 and 4) The key people of the Declaration of Independence were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. These men helped write and sign the Declaration of Independence. -
Battle of Saratoga
1) This battle is important because it was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. 2) The outcome of the Battle of Saratoga was American victory. 3 and 4) A key person in this battle was General Horatio Gates, the American general who led his troops to victory over the British. -
Battle of Yorktown
1) The Battle of Yorktown was important because the American troops claimed victory over Britian and won the war. This was the end of the Revolutionary War. 2) After this battle, General Cornwallis was forced to surrender to Gen. George Washington. 3 and 4) The key people of this Battle were George Washington, an American General who later became our first president, and Lord Cornwallis, the British general who surrendered to Washington. -
Treaty of Paris
1) The Treaty of Paris was important because colonies no longer belonged to Britian. It also officially ended the war. 2) The outcome of the Treaty was that the US was now an independent country. 3 and 4) The key people of this treaty were John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. They srepresented the United States and signed the Treaty.
