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Britain and France were battling each other with Native American tribes helping from both ends. Eventually, England owed a huge debt. It helped change from salutary neglect to mercantilism.
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Colonists were forced to give British soldiers food, water, and shelter if they needed it.
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The Stamp Act is a tax that would put on any paper related items, including documents and pamphlets.
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This was a fight between colonists and British soldiers. Colonists were confronting the soldiers about the taxes and were harassing the soldiers. Soldiers then opened fire and killed 5 people.
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This was a protest that involved throwing all the tea to the ocean by the Sons of Liberty.
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The Intolerable Acts were put in after the Boston Tea Party. They were put in to punish the colonists for defying the king.
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Each of the 13 colonies, except for Georgia, sent delegates to discuss about how to fight back against the Intolerable Acts.
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This battle is what kicked off the American Revolution. It is mainly known as "the shot heard around the world."
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This Congress was when all of the delegates of the 13 colonies met up and discuss their Independence from England. This was after the American Revolution had begun.
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This was a 47-page pamphlet that supported the independence from England and advocated the same thing to others. This book was spread and very famous.
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The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, which stated that all men are equal, and they are now free from England and its rule.
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This was a government that had a very weak central government. The reason why that was is because Congress couldn't enforce laws, the states did, couldn't tax anyone, and just overall couldn't control the states.
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Daniel Shays' was a farmer and a soldier that was poor and kept getting taxed. Eventually he led an uprising that questioned the power of the Articles of Confederation and Congress called for revision.
