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Boston Massacre
Boston MassacreThe Boston Massacre occured on King Street where angry Bostonians threw snowballs, sticks, and stones at ten British soldiers. In the chaos, the soldiers fired at the crowd killing five and wounding nine. This is an important event because a portrayal of this event was sent all over the colonies, giving the impression that the British had shot at an unarmed crowd for no reason. This angered the Americans and they wanted to break away from England even more. -
Boston Tea Party
.To protest high taxes on tea, Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Indians and snuck on to three British ships. They dumped 342 crates of tea into the harbor, turning it brown. King George intended to punish those directly involved, but nobody would give names, and they couldn't prove who was there, since they were all dressed as Indians. So the King punished all of Boston, closing the harbor which destroyed Boston's economy. Bostonians wanted to rebel even more. -
Lexington and Concord Battle p2
(It wouldn't all fit on the other page)....only eight were killed and eleven wounded. When the British reached Concord, they discovered all the supplies had been moved elsewhere. On their way back to Boston, the American militia sporadically attacked the British killing or wounding 273 of them. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was fought by the French and the British because of land competition, control of North American trade routes, and alliances with Native tribes. Britain took control of Quebec in 1759, and Montreal in 1760. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 ended the war. It gave the British the French land east of the Mississippi and the French got the land west of the Mississippi. Because of this war, the British had a lot of debt which caused the high taxation on the colonies. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts was an indirect tax on unpopular items such as glass and paint. But it was also a tax on tea because there needed to be one popular item to get income from taxes. This angered the colonists and it caused a lot of rebellions, especially tarring and feathering. After four years it was repealed except for the tax on tea. -
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts pt2
(It Wouldn't all fit on the other page)....took away the colonists ability to make laws and that the British Governor had complete control of town meetings and laws. -
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts pt1
The Intolerable Acts were the King's response to the Bosotn Tea Party. The Quartering Act required citizens to house and feed soldiers because he was sending more soldiers over. The Boston Port Bill closed the harbor until all the tea was payed for. The Administration of Justice Act said that British officials couldn't be tried in the colonies for crimes, they would be sent to Britain. The Quebec Act gave Canadians the ability to expand west of the colonies. The Massachusetts Government Act.... -
Troops sent to Boston
In 1768 King George sent more British troops to Boston as military police due to all the illegal activities occuring. There were tarring and featherings, physical attacks, smuggling, and tax evasion. There was about a 1 to 4 ratio of soldiers to townspeople. This, of course, angered the townspeople even more. -
Lexington and Concord Battle p1
. Militias started to form all over Massachusettes, and the King reacted immediately. He launched a secret attack to capture the leaders and confiscate their munition supply. Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott each had a route to Lexington which they took to alert the local militias the British were coming. By the time the British reached Lexington, the militia was lined up ready for them. Of the 150 men there....
