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Boston Tea Party
Great Britian also tried control the econmy of the colonies by placing taxes on the goods traded in the colonies . A tax is money collected by a goverment to pay for goverment services. For example Parliment placed taxes on tobacco, molasses sugar tea and even paper documnts to help the costs of fighting wars in North America. -
Procomation Line of 1763
Hoping to end the fighting King George III of great britain issued the Prolomation of 176. It ordered colonists to stop settling in lands west of the Appalachian Mountains, which had been setaside there were told to leave. Many colonist aingnored the orders. They began to move areas to now are parts of West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. the colonistas did not want Great Britain to tell them where the could live -
Stam Act
In 1764 the British Parliment passed on the Sugar Act. This act placed a tax on sugar and many other goods brought to the colonies. then in 1765 Parliment passed such as the Stamp Act, which taed printed items , such as newspaper and legal documnts. Even playing cards. Many colonists beleive that Great Britian had no right to tax tthem. The colonists had representation or someone to speak for them in Parliment . Some colonistas complained the king gave colonial governers too much control -
Boston Massacre
On the night of March 5, 1770 and angry crowd gatherede near the Massachusets State House in Boston. The crowd shouted at a group of the British soldiers and threw rocks and snowbals at them. as the crowd moved forward, the soldiers fired their guns. five colonist died.Crispis attucks an African American sailor was the first person killed. The evnt soon became known as the boston Massacre enven though the shooting was not really a Massare. -
First Contiental Contiental Congress
In September 1774 leaders from all of the colonies except Georgia met in Phelidelphia. The meeting was later the first contiental Congress. A congress is a formmal meeting of delegates or representatives -
Ptrick Henry Speech
Some colonial leaders in Virgina suggested that colonists beging preparing for war. In a speech, Patrick Henry an outspoken member of th Virginia House of Burgesses said " I know not what couse others may take but as for me Ggive me liberty or give me death!!!" These words inspired other colonists and soon became a favorite patriotic slogan -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
In April 1775 Britsh slodiers marched towards the towns of lLexington and Concord in Massachusets. The planned to arrest to leaders of the son but Paul Revere found ou about it . He rode to Lexingto to warn the towns people. Memeberr of the Massachusets militia called the minutemen, were waiting for the British in Lexiongton . There leader said dont fire or else fired upon, but if they m,ean war let it be it . no one knows who shot first?????????? -
Approval of the Decleratio of Independence
On July 4, 1776 the Congress voted to approve the Decleration of Independece. Throughout the colonies people celebrated . John Adams who had championed the cause of indepndence wrote to Abigail Adams his wife thaqt independence day should be celebrated from this time forwards. Ever scince americans have celebrated the fourth of July as a national holiday -
Battle of sartoga
By December 1776 many americans soldiers were ready to give up. Then on Christmas night the Americans made a sneak attack on enemy soldiers near Trenton, New Jersey. In a short fight the Americans defeated the enemy. This victory gave Americans new hope for winning the war.Earlier that year Congress had sent Benjamin Franklin to france to try to convince them to give them suppiles . Then in october 1777 the con tiental army won the battle of Saragota in New York. This was a turning point.!!! -
Surrender at Yorktown
Cornwallis was trapped. The french fleet blocked supplies from reaching the British troops, and the americans shelled the city for weeks. Cornwallis sent word to is commander " If you not releive me very soon", " he said" " You must be prepared to hear wrose . The worst happened. The 5,000 extra soldiers that were sent to help Cornwallis did not get to York Town After being surronded he surrendered at that was a big accomplishment -
Signing Of the treaty of Paris
On September 3, 1783 the British and the americas signed the Treaty of Paris. In the treaty of Great Britain recongnized the United Stats of America as a Nation The treaty also set the border of The United States The new nation reached from Georgia in the south to the Great Lakes in the north.The M ississippi River fromed the wetsern border
