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The French & Indian War
The French and Indian war started in 1750 and ended in 1755. The war was between Britain and France. They fought for the control of the Ohio Valley region. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 said that the colonists couldn't buy land from the west of the Appalachians. If settlers were already living on that land, they were kicked off their property. The proclamation was made from the king to try to make more wars between the Indians and colonists. -
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Taxation without Representation
The sugar act and the stamp act happened. The sugar act was an act to adding more taxes on sugar and other sweets and goods. Having the tax mad lots of colonists mad. They were mostly mad because they had no voice in the new law. The stamp act happened less than a year after the sugar act. It placed a law that there was taxes on newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, insurance policies, licenses, and even playing cards.The colonists were mad again for the same reason - not having a voice in the law. -
Boston Massacre
When the Boston Massacre happened, there was over 9,000 British Soldiers in the 13 colonies. Colonists were angered that so many British soldiers were being sent to the colonies. The anger between the colonists and British soldiers grew and there started fights more often. One of the biggest fights took place on March 5, 1770. There was a crowd of colonists throwing stuff at the British soldiers. The British Soldiers got mad and shot 5 colonists. 3 people died, but then the others died later. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists started to boycott tea because of a monopoly. In Pennsylvania, colonists did not allow ships carrying British tea in to their ports and in Massachusetts, colonists didn't want ships loaded with tea to dock at their ports too. But then, Governor Thomas Hutchinson gave the order to let the ships dock. December 16, 1773 became the night where colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians and broke open 342 chest of tea into the harbor. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was with twelve of the thirteen colonies. It was at Carpenters' Hall to discuss about the Intolerable Acts. -
Lexington & Concord
Lexington and Concord was when General Thomas Gage heard that two leaders from the Sons of Liberty were meeting in a village in Lexington. He also heard that the Minutemen - men that could be ready in a minute - were storing weapons in Concord, a place near Lexington. He ordered men to find the people and arrest them. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
After the fighting in Lexington and Concord people started making earthworks at Breed's Hill and other places. They did this to protect themselves from British soldiers if they attack; they did. The colonists could have won this war if we never ran out of gun powder. The battle at Breed's Hill was misnamed for another hill close by, called Bunker Hill. Today we still call it The Battle of Bunkers Hill. -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention - an agreement - of delegates from the thirteen colonies. The thirteen colonies did this to decide what to do about the fighting at Lexington and Concord. Georgia was the only colony that couldn't send representatives. -
The Declaration of Independance
They were already at war with the British soldiers, but many of Americans still thought that their issues with the king. They hoped that wanted the British government to change its view and allow them to take a say in the new laws. -
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Valley Forge
Valley Forge was a hard time for the patriots. All of them were destroyed.
