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French & Indian
Great Britain and France fount for 7 years. Many Native Americans joined the war. -
Proclamation of 1763
King George III issued the proclamation standing that the colonists couldn't move west the Appalachians. This was to protect the land for the Native Americans. -
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Taxation without Representation
Taxation without Representation started in 1764-1770. It starts with the sugar act. The Sugar Act is when the king started taxing people for sugar without their consists. Next was the Stamp Act which is a tax that you have to pay when you get newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, all kinds of documents, insurance policies, licences, and even playing cards. -
The Boston Mascacre
5 people died in from the Boston massacre. The called it the Boston Massacre because they wanted to scare people. The British soldiers were trying to protect western lands and that angered many colonists. they decided to fight and not a lot happened. -
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1st Continental Congress
Many colonists believed that the British government would do anything, even use it's army , to make them obey the British laws. -
Lexington & Concord
From Lexington the British Walked to Concord. The weapons they were expecting to see had been moved. -
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The 2nd Continental Congress
News of the fig ht at Lexington & concord quickly spread throughout the 13 colonies. -
The Battle of Bunker hill
Its remembers for the saying (don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes). -
The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson said in the grievances (We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that are endowed [provided] by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and pursuits of Happiness. -
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Valley Forge
It was very cold in Valley Forge and the Continental Army was almost destroyed from coldness and hunger. -
Battle of Yorktown
The British Surrendered to the Continental Army and The army was so shoked that they won. -
The Tready Of Paris
Te tready of Paris was so that the Americans can own Paris .
