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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was a war between the Native-supported French and the colonist-supported British. It was fought in the Ohio River Valley and, in short, was a war over imperialism. -
The Stamp Act
Passed on February 17, the Stamp Act was the first form of taxation imposed on the American colonies. It was created to raise revenue in the American Colonies. -
The Townshend Acts
The British taxed specific colonial imports and stationed troops at the major ones to protect custom officers. The colonies then boycotted imported goods after protesting, "No taxation without representation!" -
The Boston Massacre
A mob gathered in front of the Boston Customs House on March 5th in 1770. They taunted the British soldiers standing gaurd and as a result shots were fired and five people died. -
The Tea Act
Britain shut out colonial tea merchants by giving the East India company special concessions in the colonial tea business. Because of this, the colonists rebeled and dumped out 18,000 dollars worth of tea. -
The Boston Tea Party
Lord North divised the Tea Act in order to save the British East India company in 1773. The act gave the company the right to sell tea to the colonies, free of tax. On the night of December 16th, 1773, a large group of rebels disguised as Native Americans decided to take action action against 3 British ships that were anchored in the harbor. The rebels dumped 18,000 dollars worth of tea into the harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts
In response to the Boston tea party, parliament passed a series of measures that was titled by the colonists as the Intolerable Acts, which included a law that shut down the Boston harbor. -
The 1st and 2nd Continental Congress
The 1st Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies, Georgia being the exclusion. They met on September 5th to October 26th in 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the early American Revolution. Colonial leaders called the 2nd Continental Congree in May of 1775. They planned to debate their next move and appointed George Washington as the colonial militias commander. -
Lexington and Concord
The first shots that began the revolution were fired at Lexington, Concord. On April 18th, 1775, British General Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy the guns and ammunition the colonists had stored in Concord. Since the colonists had been expecting a fight with the British, they'd organized a group of militia called the minutemen. Minutemen warned other minutemen via messengers. The minutemen then showed up to help drive back the British. -
The Publishing of Common Sense
A 50 page pamphlet titled "Common Sense" was published by Thomas Paine. In this pamphlet, he attacked the monarchy and King George. He made the argument that the responsibility for British taid wth "the royal Brute of Britain." "Common Sense" sold around 500,000 copies.
