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French and Indian War
A massive conflict involving Austria, England, Great Britain, France, Pruissia, and Sweden. The English and French battled for domination in North America, the Carribean, and India, which they got, but with a cost. It caused the increase of tensions leading to the Revolutionary war.The French and Indian war was the beginning of hatred between the colonies, and conflict has been building since 1689. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was Parliments first serious attempt to declare governtmental control over the colonies. English citizens in Britain were taxed at a rate that created a serious threat of rise. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Acts inflicted duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea given to the colonies. Many Americans viewed this as an abuse of power, resulting in the passage of agreements to limit imports to Britain. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre first started out with 50 citizens attacking a British sentinel. A British officer called in more soldiers, who were also attacked. So the soldiers fired at the mob, killing 3 right then and there, and 8 were wounded, who died later on. -
The Tea Act
The tea act was created to bring up the East India Company which was struggling financially and loaded with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea. The tea was to be shipped and sold at a bargain price to the colonies. Colonists turned the tea ships back to Britain and the cargo in Charleston was left to rot on the docks. The situation led to the Boston Tea Party, -
Boston Tea Party
A protest against taxation, Samual Adams, and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston Harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. This pushed the two sides closer to war. -
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Intolerable Acts
The British passed several punative acts to bring back the colonies into submission of the King. -
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First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress met in Carpenter's hall in Philedelphia where they discussed and debated on different topics. There was much distrust to overcome, and Congress voted to meet again the following year if the grievences were not attended by Engand. -
Lexington and Concord
General Gage of Britain would send forces of British Soldiers in Boston. Their desitination was Lexington and they would have to capture the Colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock, then go to Concord where they would snatch gunpowder. Spies and friends of the Americans let out the words of General Gage and informed the countryside that the british were coming. -
The Second Continental Congress
The wanting of independence grew stronger, and the men in Philedelphia were now wanted for treason. For them, the summer of 1776 brought the point of no return, a formal declaration of Independence. -
Publishing of "Common Sense"
Written by Thomas Paine, challenged the authority of British government and the royal monarchy. Was the first work to ask for independence from Great Britain.
