-
Proclamation of 1763
The colonists broke the rules by going past the line. This also caused an even larger argument between the two. -
Stamp act
The stamp act was put in place as punishment for passing the line. This made the colonists realize no one was representing them. -
The Boston Massacre
The colonists confronted the British about the acts that caused a conflict between the two. Both had started to fire on each other. This caused more fighting and making the problem worse between both of them. -
The tea act
This is when Britain taxed the basic needs of the colonists. This was to show the British had more control of the colonies. -
The Boston tea party
The colonists were unhappy with the stamp act and wanted to teach the British a lesson by throwing their tea into the ocean. This was the first act of the colonists fighting back against the British government. -
The intolerable acts
Four new laws that took away the basic right of a person. These were put in place for punishment of the Boston tea party showing Britain still had power over the colonists no matter what they did. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These battles had the purpose of taking the weapons from the colonists to make them stop fighting against them. The colonists found out about this making them move there weapons to Concord and they were there ready to fight. -
Bunker Hill
The British attacked 3 times to win and the colonists retreated because they didn't want anymore men to die. They knew they couldn't win the battle with what they had left of supplies. -
Common Sense
This was written to try and get people to help the colonists fight against the British. It was talking about how it was common sense to fight the British and how they were taking away their rights. -
The Declaration of Independence
This was when the colonies came together and declared freedom from Britain. This made the British even more mad and this made the British want to take back the colonies and show them they are better. -
Battles of Trenton and Princeton
George Washington did a sneak attack on the British on Christmas day and won because the British were not ready. -
Period: to
Fort Ticonderoga
The Green mountain boys came to the British fort and took them by surprise. They ran them out of the fort and took all ammunition. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Americans fought and won against the British with the British way of war. This showed they could beat them at their own strategy. -
Valley Forge
Valley forge was a place where the continental army practiced to be a better army. This was also a place where they could see what the British were doing in Philadelphia. -
War in the South/Charleston
The British wanted the south because that's where most loyalists were. The British won every battle there and had a major victory. -
Battle of Yorktown
This battle made the British surrender because they realized they did not have the money to continue fighting. Washington had the town surrounded. The British signed the Treaty of Paris saying America is now a free country.