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The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock
They landed in Plymouth Rock in 1620. The purpose of landing here is because they are running out of beer so they need to take their need. It is in the harsh winter and everyone is very cold but they need to drink and eat too. -
Pennsylvania Becomes a Colony
They are a part of the Middle Colonies because they signed the contract so that Pennsylvania will become a part of the colonies. The king gave Pennsylvania to William Penn so that he could pay for his debt. Penn created his own proprietary so that every religion can have their own freedom -
The French and Indian War
They are part of the Seven Years War. It happens in French so the French have more advantages. First, the conflict between them is really small but they become bigger and bigger. They fight over a lot of things and some of it is the difference between religion, the control of a lot of things -
The Currency Act
The colonists are really angry about what the Currency Act did to them. They banned the colonists from printing their own money. They protest and fight against them. They put this law into a lot of colonies. They want to extend it so they can have a lot of profit. -
The Sugar Act
This happens because they want to put tax on the colonies and the government wants to raise the revenue. They want more power. The colonies respond to them by protesting. Because they feel like they don’t need to pay the taxes because it is not the must thing before -
The Stamp Act
England wanted to pay their troops in the colonies, so they passed the Stamp Act. It put a tax on papers, documents, and other stuff. If the colonists didn’t pay, they were punished unfairly without a jury. The colonists hated this act. For them, it was an example of “taxation without representation -
The Quartering Act
This is the act so they can raise their revenue for the British Colonies in America. The Quartering Act didn’t cause any protest rapidly but it proves that the source of this protest is between the colonies and Great Britain and they lead up to the Revolution -
The Townshend Revenue Act
They are made by Charles Townhends. They are a series of laws. They were made to collect revenue from the colonists. They collect revenue by importing goods from other countries like glass, tea, paper,..... They took away the freedoms of the colonists from the new taxes. They are really unfair too -
The Boston Massacre
They started with a small argument but they became big so they opened this event to confront the British because the British soldier kills a lot of people. Several colonists are killed during this event. This event is to help the colonists so they can get their right back -
The Boston Tea Party
They were the government's protest. They did not protest because the government made the taxes high. The good thing is no one died at the Boston tea party. Now, it is not really a must thing to sell their tea at the market. -
The First Continental Congress
It is a really big breakthrough for all of the colonies and they help the colonies to grow. They fix a lot of problems in the US and they help with the conflict between each colony too. They are the best event that ever happened. There are more advantages than disadvantages -
Patrick Henry’s “Give me Liberty or give me Death” speech
He is really tough at this time and his famous quote is “Give me liberty, or give me death!” He wants to say that they are not always right and he wants to help the colonists who are really exhausted.He wants to convince the British to fight back because they are really tired of them -
The Ride of Paul Revere
This is to keep the colonists and the soldiers safe so they are really important. Its total distance is 11.5 miles and they are really fast because they are for emergency situations. The name of the ride is the name of a guy. But he died at the age of 83 and he died because of old age. -
George Washington named Commander in Chief
He was selected because of his great leadership, he won over a lot of the hardship candidates but he did win. He got the win in the American Revolution. He was the first president ever and he was a really important person at that time -
The Second Continental Congress
This event is where the government brings the colonies together and they are peaceful. Everyone is really happy during the event. They get together to solve the conflict. They are really important during this time and everyone likes this.