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French and Indian War
This war was caused by the miscommunication between the British and the French fighting over upper Ohio River valley territory. Soon this event escalated and the French allied with the Native Americans while the British were supported by the Iroquois Confederacy. -
Sons of Liberty
They were a group of instigators in colonial America that would use an immense amount of civil disobedience, violence, ad threats in order to terrorize the loyalists and outrage the British government. -
Stamp Act 1765
An act that forced the colonists to pay a tax represented by stamps, papers, documents, and playing cards. It was imposed by the British government in order to make quick money after the Seven Years War. -
Townshend Act of 1767
A combination of rules passed by the British Parliament in 1767 that taxed items imported to the American colonies. This was seen by the American colonists as an abuse of power. -
Boston Massacre
A misunderstanding between the British Soldiers and Patriots in order to protect "The Tree of Liberty". Five men were killed. -
Boston Tea Party
American colonists dumped 342 barrels of tea into the Boston Harbor, imported by the British East India Company. -
Intolerable Acts
A consecutive amount of laws (4) passed by the British Parliament in order to discipline the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the actions that took place during the Boston Tea Party. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
New England and the British army faced off for the first time on Breeds Hill in Massachusetts. 2, 400 British soldiers and marines were there over 1,000 were wounded or killed. -
Olive Branch Petition
The congress had met due to adjournment. The petitions attention was drawn to the British's loyalty to the crown and discuss their rights as British citizens. -
Treaty of Paris
Was signed between Great Britain and the American colonies. This treaty ending the American Revolution and officially realized the United States as an independent nation. -
3/5 Compromise
It stated that every three of five slaves was considered when determining a states total population for taxation and legislative representation. -
Bill of Right
It describes the American's rights in consideration of their government. Guaranteeing civil rights and liberty to the citizens, things such as freedom of speech, press, and religion.
