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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War, also known as the 7 Years' War; was the British against the French. It was concluded when the Treaty of Paris was signed. The war led to the British taxing their colonists.
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Treaty of Paris - 1763
The Treaty of Paris in 1763 was signed, on February 10th of 1763 which was a formal ending to the French and Indian War. For both sides, the French and the British, this war was expensive. As an outcome, the French capitulated all territories in the mainland of North America. However, this causes the British to imply new taxes amongst their colonists.
https://allthingsliberty.com/2013/09/1763-revolutionary-peace-exhibit/
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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was basically like the plans of the British that they had at the end of the French and Indian War. Some of these ideas included something known as the "Proclamation Line." This line was a boundary that was set by the British which upset Anglo-Americans who wanted to settle down in the area that the British had just attained. -
Stamp Act of 1765
Piggy-backing off of the recent 'Sugar Act,' which was passed by Parliament, colonists didn't like the idea of paying taxes. The Stamp Act was put into motion to tax colonists for using every printed piece of paper that they used. There were a ton of protests that colonists formed, by the end of this movement the result of all the protesting would come out to be the famous phrase, "No Taxation without Representation." -
Quartering Act of 1765
In the Quartering Act, colonists were already being ponderously taxed, they were already fighting for their right to have a say. The Quartering Act was basically giving British soldiers the right to freely go into anyone's house and lounge around whenever they wanted. -
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American Revolution
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Boston Massacre
As we know, colonists are starting to get fed up with the British crown practically putting words in their mouths so-to-speak. All the taxes that they had to pay was stressful, many British soldiers were trying to influence and enforce their colonists to do as they say. A few fights would break out between people and the loyalists. One day a soldier pulled his gun and shot three people who were boycotting. In my further research, the Sons of Liberty organized this group of boycotts. -
Tea Act of 1773
Another important tax that's really hit something inside the colonists! The British government had decided to tax people for the amount of tea they were consuming and using. The colonists were furious. -
The Boston Tea Party
Due to the Tea Act, a lot of people were mad at being taxed so much for something that they enjoyed. There was a group of three men named the 'Sons of Liberty.' They were very rebellious and just a great example of disobedience, the Americans dressed up as Mohawk Indians and ended up dumping chests full of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
Lasting from September 5th until October 26th, the First Continental Congress was a meeting between representatives from each colony to discuss topics of interest such as the rising tensions with Great Britain. Talking about things like boycotting things that the British appealed to in order to get rights as Americans. They also started to plan for a second Continental Congress. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
In April, the British were faced with a threat of "outright rebellion." A s a reaction to this, the British wanted to give out an order to restrict the amount of weapons that Concord had. The legend himself, Paul Revere had ridden horseback to warn the people of Concord. No one knows who shot first but the Americans stood strong and proved that they wanted to fight for our liberty. -
2nd Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress came together to discuss the new war that had just recently started. This was also when they elected George Washington as Commander in Chief. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
By June, a lot of skirmishes went through. A lot of people were having quarrels and all kinds of arguments. Growing tensions started to get out of hand and that's when the battle began. The British sent militias with over 20,000 soldiers. The British were also discussing plans on how to take out the rebellion but word traveled fast and the Americans found out. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
Meanwhile, all of the battles were happening, and people like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman all came together to make a breakup letter to the British so-to-speak. Jefferson would use some other documents like the Virginia Declaration of Rights that would help him draft our Declaration of Independence. -
Charleston taken by the British
The British took Charleston while the Americans weren't looking...So-to-speak. They had thought that by conquering South Carolina, they could try to go for all of the Southern states first. There was a lot of weaponry and stuff to use in a war, so this was pretty tragic on the American side. -
Treaty of Paris signed
The Treaty of Paris was signed in Paris, believe it or not, this was also affecting other nations such as France, The Netherlands, and Spain. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay helped to arrange a formal Break up from Great Britain. They saw how dedicated the American soldiers/militias were and they kind of underestimated them. Now, the United States were growing united.