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French and Indian war
The French and Indian war started from ongoing frontier tensions in North America. In North America pitted the, French colonists, and their Native allies against Great Britain, the Anglo-American colonists, and the Iroquois Confederacy, which controlled most of upstate New York and parts of northern Pennsylvania. Any way this event was important because if this wouldn't have happened the french would of lost all territory to Indians. -
Sugar Act
The purpose of the Sugar Act was to induce importers to buy molasses from British colonies instead of smuggling it from competing French and Spanish. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was passed because british troops found it hard to persuade assemblies to pay for quartering and provinsoning. This event was important because if this wasn't passed it wouldn't have lead to Pennsylvania refusing the act and was expired on March 24, 1767 -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight against the British gaurds and a mob of patriots. The patriots were throwing rocks, snowballs, and sticks at the gaurds. -
The Tea Act
The tea act was a parliment passed by the British East India Company Tea. The Tea Act was the final straw in a series of polices and taxes. The Act immposed no new taxes on the American Colonists. The tax was kept in order to maintain the parliments right to tax the colonists. It was an important evvent because if we wouldn't have had that happen we still could have been under British rule and still have to pay all the unfear taxes. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships disguised Mohawk Indians all armed with assotments of axes. when they got to the cargo bay, they smashed and threw 340 boxes of British East Company India Tea into Boston Harbor. 92,000 pounds of tea were lost in the harbor that night. That event directly lead to the American Revolution. This event was important because if the Sons of Liberty didn't smash and throw the tea into the harbor it wouldn't of lead to the American Re -
Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act was an act passed in an effort to regain control of Massachusetts. This act closed ports until June 1, 1774. Then further the Crown insisted on recognition from Massachusetts that duties such as the Tea Tax that were properly in view of the purview of Parliment. this event was important becuase this event closed all ports in Britian -
Give me liberty or GIve me death
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
the battle of lexington and concord was one of the first battles of the American revolutiionary war. the battles marked of opened armed conflict between the kindom and thirteen of its colonies. this battle was important because if this battle hadn't of happened concord wouldn't have remained a free city. -
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Battle of Ticonderoga
On the moring of May 10 1775 fewer than one hundred men under the camand of Ethan Allen. This event is important because if we didn't take it over it wouldn't be a historical monument -
Washington named Commander in cheif
Washington was assigned head in command because he was more than a leader he was the person that was calm, unswearing, with a determind sense of patriotic duty to country. He was named commander and one of his very first orders was to design a buff blue uniform for him self. this event is importnt because with out george being head commander he wouldn't have been the first president. -
Bunker hill battle
the bunker hill battle was when americans learned that british troops were planning to send troops from boston to occupy the hills surrounding the city. this battle was important because if it wouldn't have happened the amerian troops wouln't have gained any confidence from serving significant casualties. -
Thomas Paine writes common sense
He wrote comon sense because he was supporting his arguments about American independence. It was imporant becuase if he didn't write common sense we wouldb't have most of the freedom we have today. -
French and Rebel alliance
The French alliance provided military alliance against Great Britain, stating that the absolute independence of the United States be recognized as a condition for peace and that France would be permitted to conquer the British West Indies. then this event was important because with out this alliance we could have been under French rule if we hadn't of signed the alliance. -
Declaration of independence
the declaration of independence was written to explain why the colonies wanted independence. this event is important becuase if we didn't have it we wouln't be able to celibrate july 4. -
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battle of Saratoga
the battle of saratoga was was marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign. the campaign was about decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. this event was important becuase with out it a grat turning point for britian wouln't have happened -
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Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga was a victory made clear by a few key facts, General John Burgoyne lost 86 percent of his army that had marched into New York in the early summer of 1777 and on October 17, 1777, 5,895 British and troops surrendered their arms. this event was important because if this wouldn't have happened the americans wouldn't have won the war. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was the begining of the seige known as Battle of Yorktown against the General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a army of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War. This event was important because if this wouldn't have happened Washington wouldn't have surrounded Cornwallis and surrender. -
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Battle of yourk town
The battle of Yorktown was when the French and Continental troops, begain the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War. This event is important because if this would have happened the most important battle of thr Revolutionary War woulnd't have heppened -
General Cornwallis Surrenders
General Cornwallis surrenders because the reinforcements he expected were failed to break French naval ship attacks. So the French and American Rebels surrounded them in Yorktown. This event was important because this was one of the major turning points in the Revolutionary War. -
Peace treaty ending the American Revolution
The peace treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States, it recognized American independence and established borders for the new nation. This event was important because if it wouldn't have happened we still could have been fighting the Revolutionary War.
