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Stono Rebellion
A group of eighty slaves march towards Spanish Florida with a banner that said, "Liberty". They burned many plantations and killed twenty settlers. This rebellion did not secede and many were killed and resold. -
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Seven Years' War AKA The French and Indian War
The Seven Years' War was a war between the British/Americans against the French/Indians. The war started when George Washington killed a french diplomat. The war lasted for nine years and ended with a British victory. As a result. Britain obtained Canada and parts of North America from France. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was created by Parliament to reduce the smuggling of sugar. It stated that people must pay taxes for sugar. It was one of the leading causes for the American Revolution. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act, just like the Sugar Act, was a taxation act created by Parliament. It required many documents to be printed on paper that had a certain stamp to be official. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770. Towns people began to throw things at a young British sentry on duty. More sentries came to his aid which caused the crowd to grow more dangerous. This caused the soldiers to open fire, leaving 5 Bostonians dead. They were acquitted from charges by the help of John Adams, but the damage was already done. The hate for Britain only began to grow. -
Boston Tea Party
In 1773, as a result of the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and went to the harbor. There, they boarded three ships and poured the tear carried by those ships into the harbor. -
The First Continental Congress
In 1774, the First Continental Congress convened. Delegates from all the colonies, except Georgia, were in attendance. There, they created documents such as "Declaration of Rights and Grievance" and the "Continental Association". -
The Declaration of Independence
In 1776, a man by the name of Richard Henry Lee, created a resolution that stated that the colonies should be freed from Britain's grasp. A few months later, Thomas Jefferson created the official Declaration of Independence based on Lee's resolution. On July 4, 1776, Congress approved Jefferson's document.
