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The French and Indian War
The French and British had the most territorial disputes within North America. Both wanted the cheap fertile soil by the Appellation Mountains and the easy fur trade. The British lost the majority of the battles at first but ultimately won the war.This war worsens the relationship between the British and the Colonist because of the Proclamation line of 1763 and the taxes they had to pay. -
The Sugar Act
The British Parliament passed The Sugar Act to help to for the debt caused by the French and Indian War.They also passed it help pay for the guards protecting the Proclamation Line of 1763. The tax was only three cents but the tax was also places on coffee, indigo and many types of alcohol. These small taxes made the Colonist mad enough that they make there own slogan: "No Taxation without Representation!" This slogan became popular among the colonies. -
The Stamp Act
The British passed The Stamp Act to help pay for the soldiers protecting The Proclamation Line. The Stamp Act required that a stamp bought by the British Government to be placed on all important documents such as playing cards, court papers, news papers etc. The Colonist were outraged with this because they were these taxes where to pay for the British soldiers that where keeping them from going and living on land they just won from the French and they still didn't have a say in the Parliament. -
Sons of Liberty
A well-organized political group shrouded in secrecy established to undermine British rule in Colonial America. This group sprang up in in cites like NYC and Boston. This group was made up off men from all walks of like such as farmers blacksmith etc. These men where known to very violent and hot headed. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts taxed imported items from Great Britain such as paint, glass, wine, lead, paper and tea. The English Parliament passed this act to help pay for the French and Indian War, as well to show they still has power over the Colonist. When this act was passed the Colonist were outraged and held public demonstrations along with boycotting and smuggling goods. The colonial protest pushed the Parliament to repel this act. -
The Boston Massacre
On March 5 1770 there was a violent confrontation between the British soldiers and the colonists in Boston. The Colonist were provoking the British Soldiers and when the words “Fire why don’t you” rang out from the Colonist behind the soldiers, the soldiers fired thinking that it was Captain Prescott, who yelled fire. When the court heard that it was the Colonist provocation whom had made the soldiers fire, they decided that the Colonist were guilty for the few deaths that did take place. -
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 get rid of the 18 million pounds of extra tea they had and to help the Company with their financial difficulty. The tea was sold only to the Colonist. The Colonist were the only ones who and to pay taxes on the tea. Tax was 3 cents per pound. Colonist didn’t like this new law, so the Colonists would leave the tea on the docks and the ship decks to rot. This led to a big mess. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party was when approx. 60 colonist dressed up as Mohawk Indians and boarded the ships that contained the tea docked at Boston Harbor, and threw 342 crates of tea into the harbor. The Colonist did this because they were outraged that they had to pay taxes on something they didn’t even want. This act lead to the Intolerable Acts or also known as the Coercive Acts. -
Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
When the British found out about The Boston Tea Party they became furious and the Parliament passed a series of acts called the Intolerable Acts. These acts consisted of having the Colonist take care of the British Soldiers and sending over more British Soldiers and closing Boston Harbor ports so stores had nothing to sell and taking away the right the Colonist had to govern themselves. The Colonist were so upset about this that they created The First Continental Congress. -
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The First Continental Congress
A meeting was held at Carpenter’s Hall by many of the most important political men in the 13 colonies. The First Continental Congress consisted of the men named George Washington, John Adams, Patrick Henry, John Jay, and Samuel Adams. Many others also attended this meeting. The men at this meeting wrote a petition to King George III and it stated that the Colonist were still loyal and that it was believed by the colonist that it was unfair to tax them with out a say in the government. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
900 Redcoat troops were sent off with orders to collect all weapons and to arrest all rebel leaders in Lexington and Concord.
After this the Redcoats marched back up the Boston and the militiamen gathered in Concord the confront them.
