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The French and Indian War
From 1754 to 1763, Spain, France and Britain all fought for control of North America. Although Washington had won many battles, he later surrenders at Fort Necessity against the French. One of the Native American tribes known as the Mohawk, later abandons the British. in 1756, The French and British declare war. During the war, the British have a huge defeat. In the end, the British are victorious. With the Treaty of Paris being signed, it's known that the French and Indian war is over. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act, which was passed by the British parliament was a tax that made all American colonists pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used. All colonists also had to pay the tax for shipping papers, documents, licenses, and many other forms of paper. It was the first act passed that didn't involve with trade. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was passed by the British Parliament. This act taxed goods that imported items to the American colonies. Americans who were not a part of the Parliament saw this act as an abuse of the Parliament's power. Colonial leaders like Ben Franklin stated that Americans will not subject to external taxes on imported merchandise. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was one of the most deadliest riots to have ever occurred. More than 2,000 British soldiers occupied the city streets while 16,000 colonists occupied the streets as well. The fight ended in bloodshed on both sides. It was one of the many fights that occurred between the colonists and the soldiers. -
The Tea Act
When the British Parliament passed the Tea Act, it caused the colonists to later rebel. However, the act was not a tax, but rather a discounted price of selling tea to it's consumers. It may sound fine for the customer, however the merchants who sell the tea get deeply hurt in their fiances with the tea being discounted. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a huge political protest against Britain. The colonists were very upset at Britain for imposing "taxation without representation". So as a result, the colonists dumped 342 chests of Britain's tea in the harbor. This was one of the first acts to go up against up the British forces. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of acts passed by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party. Parliament was tired of all of the colonial acts the colonists had committed. The Boston harbor was closed from trade until the owners of the tea were payed back. The only thing that was imported was firewood and food. Town meetings were banned and the government was given a little more power. Eventually, the colonists had the consequences coming for them. -
First Continental Congress
There was fifty-five members that represented every colony except Georgia. The Congress agreed to vote Randolph as the congress president. However, Henry disagreed because the whole congress should vote as Americans. The Congress acted as a convention of of ambassadors who came up with solutions and protests before the revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was held at Philadelphia. The British had taken control of Boston and the Massachusetts seized many towns. The second congress had no other decisions but to assume the role of a revolutionary government. -
Lexington and Concord
On April 19, about 700 British troops arrived at Lexington and were up against about 77 military men. When the British yelled for the other side to put their weapons down, it seemed that the military men were about to give up, a shot was heard. No one knows who shot that fire first or from which side. That shot was known as "shot heard 'round the world". With several army men injured, the British continued to Concord. The British would soon later be up against more military men. -
The Publishing of Common Sense
When Tomas Paine published a pamphlet called "Common Sense". It supported the independence for America and the end of all connection with Britain. The pamphlet sold an extraordinary amount of one thousand pamphlets on its first day of going public. Knowing this, King George III made a speech against the American Colonies.
