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French and Indian War
It was a war that was also nicknamed as the second hundred year war between the British empire and the French empire alongside with the native americans as well. The war ended with the British taking Canada from France and Florida from Spain as well. This battle featured William Pitt, the general of the British Army during that time, and even George Washington who was defeated by the French army. -
Albany Plan of Union
This plan was used as a way to bring all of the Colonies in America together as only one government. It was the first try to declare a more better government but it was never brought into place. -
Pontiacs Rebellion
This was a rebellion with the Native Americans against both the British and the Colonists. This was led by Chief Pontiac to take back their own home lands. -
Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation was issued in order to protect colonists from native americans and protect native americans from colonists. This proclamation came during the end of the French and Indian War. -
Sugar Act
This act was passed by the British Empire to anyone that needs to pay taxes for transporting sugar. This was a way to raise revenue in the country. -
Currency Act
It was an act by the British Parliament to keep track of the American Currency. It even controlled how each bank as well. -
Stamp Act
another act created by the British Parliament. This one was on different newspapers and letters that had to have stamps on them and also had to be taxed for it. -
Colonist formed Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization that focuses on protesting against the Stamp Act. It was formed from people from each of the thirteen colonies. -
Quartering Act
It was an act that stated that any British Soldier must be given a place to stay if asked from that person. It was a required law for each colony. -
Declaratory Act
This was an act by the British Parliament that was created to repeal the Stamp Act. This was a celebration for the colonists to have no more taxes on the Stamp Act. -
Townshend Act
An act passed by the British Parliament to tax the american people more on glass, paints, tea, and other materials. The reason for this taxation was that it was used to get more money for the British Empire after the French and Indian War. -
Boston Massacre
A shooting that had happened in the middle of Boston where British Soldiers opened fire and several protesting colonists. This was also one of the reasons that sparked the American Revolutionary War. -
Tea Act
This act was used to tax tea in America. This Act was also not used as a revenue for Great Britain or America at all and was the one of the main reasons for sparking the Boston Tea Party -
Boston Tea Party
A protest that happened in Boston, New York where the Sons of Liberty had protested by invading a British Ship with Tea in it and dumping out every box of tea onto the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
They were 5 laws passed by the British Parliament to try to overthrow the colonists and make them obey each new law. -
Quebec Act
It was a law passed by the British Parliament to where they gave the French, Canada and allowed them to have a more permanent government to restore freedom from civil law -
1st Continental Congress
It was a meeting where each of the colonists had to decide whether they would rebel against the British Empire. Every colony except for Georgia had decided to join the resistance. -
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
This was a quotation by Patrick Henry during the 2nd Virginia Convention that meant that he wants this country to have the liberty and freedom that it needs. He asked each person in his speech to help declare war against the British Empire because of their rules. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
They were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. This is also where the Americans had won the battles and the British had to retreat to Boston. -
2nd Continental Congress
This was the 2nd meeting with each of the thirteen colonies. It held the meeting to create a continental army against the British Empire -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle that took place in Bunker Hill with the Americans and the British. Even though the British had won that battle, they had many huge losses and lost so many of their troops and officers as well. -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
This was one of the first attempts at having independence in America to show Great Britain that it cannot stand the type of laws that they had from them. This was before the Declaration of Independence was created.
