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A war fought between France and Britain over the claim of the Ohio River Valley. -
Acts of British Parliament passed to restrict trading partnerships between America and other countries and to keep colonial trade within their empire. -
Tax colonies had to pay on printed materials. -
Act passed that meant colonists had to house and feed British soldiers. -
Tax on paper, tea, lead, paint, and glass. -
Riot in Boston on March 5, 1770. British soldiers fired on a group of unarmed protesters killing five men and injuring six. -
Angry Boston colonists disguised as Indians, dumped 342 chest of tea in the Boston Harbor as a protest against british taxes. -
4 laws passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for Boston Tea Party.
1. Closed Boston Harbor until all the destroyed tea was paid for.
2. Banned town meetings.
3. Allowed British official or soldier accused of crime to go to Britain for trail instead of Massachusetts.
4. New quartering act that allowed British soldiers to live in colonist homes. -
A petition sent to the King from congress asking to settle their differences peacefully. -
Battle between the colonists and British troops. When British troops marched on Concord to confiscate military supplies from the colonists. The colonists met them in Lexington and they started fighting. -
They discussed how to defend the colonies, conduct war, and build a government.Established and army and named George Washington it's commander of the military. -
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine promoting independence from Great Britain to the colonies and hopes of convincing the public for a change in government. -
Document written by Thomas Jefferson announcing the 13 colonies separation from British rule. -
Served as the first constitution of the United States. Document officially established the government of the 13 states. -
Uprising led by Daniel Shays in an effort to prevent courts from foreclosing farms of who could not pay the taxes. -
Meeting of delegates in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation.