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Procalamtion of 1763
was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III after Britain got French territory in North America after the the French and Indian War/.This was to organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to fix relations with Native Americans through regulation of trade, settlement, and land purchases on the west. -
Stamp Act
England began making sure that people paid taxed by creating the Stamp Act.. A stamp was put on EVERYTHING to say that the person had paid the aquired tax. -
Boston Masacre
The Colonists were tormenting the "Lobsters" which created hostility between them . It went to far, someone chimed the church bell signaling fire and a riot broke out killing many . -
Battle of Almancance
Tyron lead colonial forces to fight Brittish at Alamanance creek .
Their attempts failed at the end 9 killed , 61 wounded verses more than half of the Regulators dead... -
First Continintal Congress
The congress meet in 1774 , repersentatives from 12/13 conlonies came together to discuss not independence , but to right the wrongs that were being made. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
"Te Brittish are coming...One by Land and two by sea " Pual Revere . He Shouted from Lexington to Concord warning colonists.
The towns people wanted to be attempting to be peacful and did not fire unless fired upon..
The Redcoats fired Once killing the American Captian Isaac Davis ... The firing began.
The Americans lost 93 killed, wounded, and missing that day; the British, 273 the important result was that every American colony now recognized that the war had begun. -
Battle of BunkerHIll
On the Charlestown Peninsula on the North side of Boston Harbour.
The British troops of the Boston Garrison VS troops of the American Continental Army -
Declaration of Independence
The conlonies came together on a wanting to acquire independence from britian because the circumstances [righting wrongs] werent getting any better.