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French and Indian war
The war happened over the Ohio valley. The war was not between the French and Indians it was really between the French and the British. Its called the French and Indian war because both sides said that they would give the natives more land and so some Indian went with the French troops and some joined the British troops. -
Proclamation of 1763
King Gorge the 3 did not want to have another war so he ordered the colonist to not go over the appellation because the natives were not happy and might start war. Most colonist repealed because the felt it was not fair because they won that land and so they keep on that land. -
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Taxation without Representation
Sugar act:
The sugar act was when the king and the parliament made a tax on sugar and other goods. The colones were not happy with this new tax so they boycotted the act and did not buy any thing with the new tax on it.
Stamp act:
The stamp act was when the king put a tax on news papers legal documents etc. and so when anyone bought one of these items they had to pay for a extra stamp to make sure they paid the extra tax. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre was not really a massacre but rely only killed 5 people. it started with a angry colonist who follow a British solder in to a tavern and was calling him names and other joined in and were hitting the solders now with hard items till the British fire some shots at them. -
Boston Tea Party
A bunch of angry colonist dressed as Indians and threw millions of our dollars worth of tea off ships in to the ocean. -
1st Continental Congress
Colones thought they the British gov. was not doing anything for them so they made there own. -
Lexington & Concord
Minet men were people who gould fier and relod in a minnet. They took place in this because they would make sur tha the bridish would not get bye. -
2nd Continental congress
The colones decided to try again and start a new Continental congress. -
Battle of Bunker hill.
The colones were not on the right hill but they did scare the British off 2 but ran out of gun powder the 3 time and retreated. -
decoration of Independence
It was created before Jefferson wrought Summary View of the Rights of British america. -
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valley ford
Gorge Washington set it up after his victory in Saratoga. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was when British General Charles Cornwallis had set up his head quarters on Chesapeake bay. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris officially ended the war.
