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French and Indian War
French and Indian War WebsiteBritain battles with France over North American land. Eventually, the Iriquois side with the British. Britain defeats France in Quebec and gains French Canada and all French territory east of the Mississippi, except for New Orleans. The Spanish keep Spanish Florida and receive New Orleans and all territory west of the Mississippi. Although the war results in more British territory, it is very expensive and results in much debt. -
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Battle at Fort Ticonderoga
Battle at Fort TiconderogaIn 1758, in the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga one side was built up of British and American colonial troops to face off with French regular and colonial troops. This battle took place south of Lake Champlain. The British were in red and had black caps, they also had grenadiers. The French drove the British and American troops heavy infantry. -
Pontiac's War Begins
A tribe chief named Pontiac created a group including many different Indian tribes to run the British out of the area. In May 1763, Pontiac and the group attacked more than half a dozen British forts. That started a very short war that only lasted a year where Pontiac lost. -
Sugar Act
Sugar ActOn April 5, 1764, the Parliament passed a modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act (1733), which was about to expire.. It put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. It banned importation of rum and French wines. -
Stamp Act
Stamp ActThe Stamp Act was a tax that the British Parliament put on the Colonies. The Stamp Act made it so that published printings must be on paper with a British stamp on it. -
Boston Massacre
Boston MassacreThe Boston Massacre is also known as The Incident On King Street. Five people were killed by British soldiers stationed in Boston. A mob of people formed around a British sentry who was subjected to verbal abuse and harassment. He was backed up by a small company of British troops who were also verbally threatened and had items thrown at them. -
Tea Act
Tea ActOn May 10, 1773, The British government allowed only the East India Company to sell tea to the United States. The company was in huge debt and asked the Government to do this. East India would be able to have a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies, and the tea company wouldn’t be taxed on it’s sales. This angered the colonists. The colonists had to pay tax on the tea they bought and the company didn’t. The prices were higher then ever. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea PartyWhen the French and Indian War was over, Britain had used so much money, it was in debt. Since the colonies in New England didn’t use any of their money for the war, Britain voted to tax them. As a result, the Boston Tea Party accrued. The Boston Tea Party was a way to protest against Parliament. When the boats arrived with goods, the colonists jumped aboard and threw off all the tea. They did this because they didn’t want taxation without representation, meaning without a vote in Parliament. -
Intolerable Acts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intolerable_Acts The British took the taxes off the tea from their own tea company. The colonists got mad and threw the tea in Boston Harbor. Britain wasn’t happy, so they created the four acts called the Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act. The four acts gave more power to the British, controlled the colonists, and punished them for throwing the tea. -
Battle at Lexington
Battle at LexingtonThe Battle at Lexington and Concord began the Revolutionary War. The British came from Boston and had to go through Lexington to get to Concord. Paul Revere warned everyone, “The British are coming, the British are coming.” Thanks to Revere, 70 minutemen prepared for battle and all unsused weapons were hid. The general of this battle was John Parker. The first shot of this battle is known as the ‘the shot herd around the world.’ It is debatable whether the first shot was planned or by accident. -
Battle at Concord
Battle at ConcordThe Battle of Concord, also known as the Battle at Lexington and Concord, was a fight between the kingdoms of Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies. The battle was won by Major Pitcair on the British side against Joseph Warren on the colonist side. The Battle of Concord and the Battle of Lexington were so close together that people just call it the Battle of Concord and Lexington. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress happened on Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 5th, 1774. It was known as a response to the Intolerable Acts by the English Parliament. It was attended by the 56 members that were selected by the legislature of all the thirteen colonies, with the exception of Georgia. The Congress met to discuss and consider things like a boycott to British trade, and to petition King George the III for rights he violated. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker HillOn June 13, 1775, Colonial troops were besieging Boston, which was occupied by the British. They learned that British forces were going to capture the surrounding hills. William Prescott, the man in charge of the colonists ordered his troops to occupy the hills. On June 17, British officers heard about this and set out to capture the militia’s position. They staged two assaults and both times they were repelled. The British ended up winning because the Americans ran out of bullets. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
<ahref='http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/commonsense/' >Common Sense</a>In 1739 Thomas Paine was born. Known as a fierce liberal and radical, Paine was extremely patriotic. When the war began, he wanted to contribute but did not wish to fight. Instead he came up with an idea to print a pamphlet encouraging people to join the revolution. It soon became the bestselling American book of all time, with a fourth of the country owning a copy. This contributed hugely to the war effort. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Signing of the Declaration of IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence was signed on August 2, 1776. It was written by Thomas Jefferson. The document defined the rights of the people of the independent states. It was signed in Philadelphia. For everyone who signed the Declaration, it was a great risk to them, They had the risk of being hanged or worse.
