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French and Indian War
Started in Ohio Valley, by George Washington, Stemmed out into a world-wide conflict, known as the Seven Years War,British reinforcements/generals sent to America,France was successful at first, defending frontier forts , Eventually great leadership/altered strategy allowed British to win war After they took Louisbourg (at mouth of St. Lawrence R.), the British made their way down the St. Lawrence R. to take on/defeat French forces at their two main settlements of Quebec and then Montreal. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation flatly prohibited settlement in the area beyond the Appalachians, pending further adjustments. The truth is that this hastily drawn document was not designed to oppress the colonist at all, but to work out the Indian problem fairly and prevent another bloody eruption like Pontiacs uprising. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act was an act that taxed sugar and molasses. Colonist had to pay an extra tax on molasses when buying it. This act hurt the triangular trade market, consisting of rum, molasses and slaves. -
Stamp Act Congress
A congressional meeting held in New York City, 9 out of the 13 colonies showed up. At this meeting they went over and spoke about the Stamp Act issued by England. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act required stamps, certifying payment on tax, on all sorts of legal and commercial documents. This was to be affixed to insurance policies and probated wills. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was a declaration by the British Parliament in 1766 which accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. The government had to repeal the Stamp Act because the boycotts hurt the British trade, but justified them repealing it with this. It stated that Parliament's authority was the same in America as in Britain and asserted Parliament's authority to make laws binding on the American colonies. -
Townshend Acts
Britian wanted to raise revenue and tighten customs.England enfroced and asserted their authority. This act placed taxes on glass,lead,paint,paper, and tea. The American colonist protested. -
British Troops Occupy Boston
British troops land in America to enforce custom laws. The colonist are angered. British troops patrol the streets. -
Townshend acts repealed, except for tea tax
Due to the Townshend Act, American colonist boycotted and "tarred and feathered" tax collectors. Eventually England caved in and repealed the act , except fot the tea tax which they kept amongst the colonist. -
Boston Tea Party
On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of men calling themselves the "Sons of Liberty" went to the Boston Harbor. The men were dressed as Mohawk Indians. They boarded three British ships, the Beaver, the Eleanor and the Dartmouth, and dumped forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intollerable acts
The Intolerable Acts were used to describe a series of five laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britain's colonies in North America. The acts made people outraged and resistance took place in the Thirteen Colonies . Played a major role in the beginning of the revolution. -
First Continential Congress
The first continential cognress was a congress that held 12/13 colonies not including georgia. the congress met after the boston tea party and intolerable act. they discuseed ways to boycott british trade regulations. -
Quebec Act
the British made this act. It made a permanent administration in Canada replacing the temporary government created at the time of the Proclamation of 1763. It gave the French Canadians complete religious freedom and restored the French form of civil law. The Thirteen Colonies considered this law one of the intollerable acts. -
Battle of Concord
The battle of concord took place in concord. the british were forced to retreat there by the rough and ready americans. At concord the british were shot at like crazy. they had to hide behind stone walls.70 men died. "britian now had a war on its hands". -
Battle of Lexington
The british commander in boston sent a detachment of troops to nearby lexingotn and concord. they were to seize stores of colonial gunpowder and also to bag the "rebel" ringleaders,samuel adams and john hancock. At lexington the colonial "minute men" refused to disperse rapidly enough, shots were fired that killed eight americans and wounded several more. -
2nd contintnetial congress
The second continential congress was the congress that got together to talk over things invovleing war. This continental congress adopted the declaration of independence. By raising armies and doing other things to help america win the war, the 2nd continental congress was very successful. -
Battle of bunker hill
the leaders of the colonist were in Boston when they learned that the British generals were planning to send troops out from the city to occupy the unoccupied hills surrounding the city. 1,200 colonial troops occupied Bunker Hill.the british showed up, attacked. The colonist lost the battle that occured there to the British. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Published in 1776, Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain.
