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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was apart of a larger global conflict called the Seven Years War. The French and British had the most a
arguments about land during this war. Both countries wanted the profitable fur trade business and the cheap fertile land. Although the British lost the initial battles they ultimately won the war. The war caused relations to be worse between the British and the Colonists. The colonists were angry with the taxes they had to pay. 1754-1763 -
The Sugar Act
The British Parliament passed the Sugar Act in 1764 to help pay for their debt from the French and Indian War and the troops guarding the Proclamation Line. It forced the colonists to pay a 3 cent tax on goods like sugar, coffee, indigo and kinds of alcohol. The colonists were not happy with this law because they had no say in government. The slogan “No Taxation without Representation” was well known. -
The stamp act
The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act in 1765 to help the British soldiers protecting the Proclamation Line. The Stamp Act required that a stamp had to be placed on all important documents like court papers, newspapers and even playing cards. The colonists were outraged because they were paying for troops that were keeping them out of the land they had just fought for in the War and they still had no representation in Parliament. This led to an increase in colonial protests. -
The sons of liberty
A well-organized political organization shrouded in secrecy that was established to undermine British rule in colonial America. This group sprang up in port cities like Boston and NYC.Group member were men from all walks of life, and they were known to be hot headed and violent. -
Townshed act
The Townshend Acts taxed imported items such as paper, glass, paint and tea. The English Parliament passed this act to cover costs of the French and Indian War, as well as to show that they still had power over the colonies. The colonists were outraged with this act so they held public demonstrations, boycotted products and smuggled in goods. Parliament eventually decided to repeal this act because of colonial protests. -
Boston Massacre
On March 5 1770 there was a violent confrontation between the British soldiers and the colonists in Boston and colonists.
We have come to the conclusion that it was mostly the colonists fault. The boston massacre took place on kings street in boston. -
The Tea Act
This new tax law was not designed to raise taxes in the colonies. The tea act was created to help the East india company. The colonists reacted to the tea act by dumping tea into the harbor, not buying it and boycotting and others. The tea act lead to the ntulele acta and the boston tea party. -
The Boston tea party
The Boston tea party was when the colonists dumped loads of tea into the harbor. The Boston tea party lead to the intolerable acts. 60 colonists dressed up as Native Americans to disguise themselves. The things that lead to the Boston tea party was the fact that tea became a monopoly. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was when 12 men from the colonies met to talk about what to do about what was happening to the colonies. They sent the British a letter and in that letter it said that they were still loyal to the king but things needed to change. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Act was when the colonists dumped loads of tea into the harbor. The Boston tea party lead to the intolerable acts. 60 colonists dressed up as Native Americans to disguise themselves. The things that lead to the Boston tea party was the fact that tea became a monopoly. -
The battles of Lexington and concord
The battles of Lexington and concord was when the British came to Lexington and concord to cease all the weapons they won the first war in Lexington then lost the second war in concord when they got to concord all the men hide the weapons the British lit things on fire but then the colonists won the war by shadowing them and killing them n there way back.
