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French and Indian War
In 1754, the French built forts to claim their territory between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. This news surprised the governor of Virginia. He sent soldiers to force the French to leave. He chose George Washington (21). One year later, George traveled west with orders to build a fort where the French forts were located. The French’s fort was named “Fort Duquesne.” Washington called his fort, “Fort Necessity.” Washington’s troops attacked and defeated the small French army. A large French army a -
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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party: A group of colonists called the sons of liberty, organized in some cities to make sure that the East India Tea company wasn’t unloaded. Tea was not unloaded in New York, Philadelphia and other ports. The governors made sure that the tea arrived and would not let the ship return back to England unless the tea was unloaded. The Native Americans snuck onto the ship and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into the water, that’s 342 cases of tea. This tea was worth thousands of dollars. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts: The Boston Tea Party out raged the British government. Because of this the parliament created 4 very harsh laws. They closed the Port of Boston, increased the power of royalty and the Quebec act. The American’s tried to help the people in Boston. The Committee of Correspondence organized a meeting. The continental congress took place in the colonies. 12/13 colonies sent delegates; only not Georgia. John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Jay, George Washington and Patrick Henry believed -
Proclamation of 1773
Britain wanted to stay away from war with the Native Americans. The British government released the “Proclamation of 1773.” This document banned colonial settlements along the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists were not happy because they felt that they should have their own rights. They wanted to go wherever they wanted, so the colonists ignored Britain. -
The Battle of Bunkerhill
Battle of Bunker Hill: The American’s surrounding Boston were farmers; they were not trained to be solders. The people did not even know if they could even stand up against the British. General William Howe decided to attack- straight up. The British attack failed and the second but the third succeeded; at a bad sacrifice. 1,000 soldiers were killed or wounded. American’s finally proved that they could stand up against the British. George Washington took charge. -
Comimittee of Corrospondence
Committee of Correspondence: Samuel Adams’ established the committee of correspondence. The aim of this committee was to keep the colonist informed of the British actions. The committees wrote letters. -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration of Independence is a brilliant piece of writing inspired by the ideas of the Enlightenment. It consisted of four parts. The Preamble, Natural Rights, List of Grievances and the Conclusion. The declaration explained why they were breaking away from Britain. Some impacts of the Declaration; It Changed the nature of the American Revolution, the Patriots were no longer fighting. The Patriots were now fighting to create a new nation. This is the worlds’ most enduring document proving -
Tea Act
The Tea Act: They made and grew tea in India and sold in Britain and the colonies. This hurt the colonial boycott tea company. The Tea act lowered the price of tea. This allowed East India Tea Company to ship the tea directly through the colonies. This was a monopoly (Monopoly= total control of a market for a certain product) and it hurt the colonial merchants. -
War at Sea
War at Sea: Most Famous naval battles took place off the coast of England 1779. American ship Bonhomme Richard. John Paul Jones fought with the British and had two bigger ships. The cannons ripped both of the boats into shreds. The British had nothing else to do but surrender. -
Colonist's Divided
Colonists Divided: The Patriots vs. the Loyalists. The colonists took place in the middle; they didn’t have strong feelings about the dispute happening with the British. British Patriot- John Adams’ thought that it would be hard to win others for the cost of Independence. John Adams complained that the Loyalists used independence as a way to frighten people into giving up. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown took place in 1781. It really was the last major conflict of the American Revolution. British general Charles Cornwallis positioned his troops behind Yorktown George Washington’s army trapped the French and the British general Charles Cornwallis, and they forced to surrender. The Battle of Yorktown was the final engagement of the war. -
British Advance
The British Advance is when the British soldiers captured key cities. The Americans used guerrillas and made hit and run attacks. The British kept on advancing forward. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris 1783: The treaty of Paris was associated with Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay and Henry Laurens. Their goal was to negotiate the treaty by representatives from both nations. This document was signed on January 14th 1784 and it brought a close to the revolutionary war. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act: This was a law passed by the parliament. It stated that the colonists had to buy special tax stamps for all items bought. Immediately protests broke out. Lots of colonial assemblies didn’t agree to this so they made a petition and sent it to the king. They wanted to end this act! -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge: Washington’s army suffered at Valley Forge. 11,000 soldiers were not fed, clothed or housed. Many of the soldiers were sick and all they had to eat was thin pastries and light soup. Women came to help out. The women clothed, fed and cared for the sick. Martha went to Valley Forge as well. General Steuben’s drills sharpened their skills for discipline.
