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French and Indian War
As the French empire expanded, it collided with British empire, which results a conflict called French and Indian war. French be friended with the Native Americans, thus during the war, Indians helped the Frenchmen to battle the English. Conflict srtarted when France built Fort Duquesne in a region already granted to the wealthy British planters by British government. George Washinton headed the battles and eventually achieved success. France lost their colonists as a result of the Treaty -
Sugar Act
Three things involved. it made the tax deducted by half, in the hopes that colonists would pay a low tax rather tan risk arrestment. It gave some ports duty to obtain tax. It also suggested that colonies accused of violation of the act would be tried in a vise-admiralty court and decided by single judge. -
Stamp Act
An act imposed a tax on documents and printed items such as wills, newspaper, and playing cards. First act that affect colonies directly. -
Sons of Liberty is formed
It consists of shopkeepers, artisans, and common people. A resistant group who declared English government has no right to impose taxes on colonists -
Proclamation of 1763
A Proclaimation line along the Appalachians, which colonies are not allowed to cross to avoid further conflicts with the Native Americans. -
Townshend Acts
Parliament passed the act to impose tax on imported goods, such as tea. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired on colonists, Five colonists got killed or deadly wounded. -
Tea Act
Lord North devised it to save British economy.This action allowed British sell tea directly to the hand of consumers without going into American merchants' hand. Results in protest. -
Boston Tea Party
Rebels dumped 18000 pounds of tea while disguised as Indians. -
Intolerable Acts
A law shutting down the Boston Harbor. Passed by King George the third. -
First Continental Congress
56 delegates met in Philadelphia and started declaration df colonial rights. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott spreaded word to Lexington and Concord that British troop is coming. Eight minutemen got killed. -
Second Continental Congress meets
In Philadelphia, delegates debated on next move. Recognized colonial militia and appointed George Washington as commander. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Gage sent 2400 British soldiers up the hill. 450 colonists died. -
Olive Branch Petition
Urging to return to the former harmony between the colonists and Britain -
Early British victories
Valley Forge -Brandywine 1773
Long Island- 1776
Bunker Hill, 1775
Lexington, 1775
Fort Ticonderoga, 1775 -
Early Continental Army victories
Fort Ticonderoga 1777
Saratoga 1777
Concord 1775
Trenton 1776 -
Declaration of independence
American colonies are freed. -
Valley Forge
Washington and continental army runned out of food and supplies. The army fought to stay alive in winter camp. -
Saratoga
American troop surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga. A vital point because France now joined. -
Friedrich von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette
A prussia captain helped train Continental Army, whose name is Friedrich. Marquis is also a part of the help group. -
British victories in the South
A British expesition took Savannah. British under the command from Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis captured Charles Town and South Carolina in May 1780. -
British surrender at Yorktown
British general camped at Yorktown and planed to fortify Yorktown and take Virginia. Anerican won at last. (17000 French soldiers) -
Treaty pf Paris
Confirmed American independence and setted boundaries for the novel nation, America. The American negotiation group contains John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay of New york.
