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French an Indian War
War fought between Great Britain and its two enemies, the French and the Indians of North America. Most of the battles were in Canada. American colonists, including George Washington, fought with the British in this war, which lasted from 1754 to 1763. The British won the war and won the right to keep Canada and several other possessions in the New World. -
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Road To Revolution
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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was put in place by King George III. He put a heavy tax on sugar, and this angred people. So they started boycoting sugar. This boycot put a strain on the sugar indistry and made it so the king had to lift the tax. -
Townsted Acts
These laws placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. Colonial reaction to these taxes was the same as to the Sugar Act and Stamp Act, and Britain eventually repealed all the taxes except the one on tea. -
Boston Massacare
British Troops opened fire on a croud of colonists. They killed 5 of the colonists. The colonists only had rocks and clubs and the british were fully armed. This made the colonists even angier. -
Boston Tea Party
Angry and frustrated at a new tax on tea, American colonists calling themselves the Sons of Liberty and disguised as Mohawk Native Americans boarded three British ships, and dumped 342 whole crates of British tea into Boston harbor. -
The Continental Congress
All of the13 Colinies came together to act together in response to the Intolerable Acts. They met in secret because they didn't want Great Britain to know that they were united. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
First shots fired between American and British troops, on April 19, 1775. The British chose to march to Concord because it was an arms depot. This meant that the Americans had stockpiled weapons there. British troops had overrun Boston and were going on to Concord as they passed through Lexington. No one is still sure who fired first, but it was the "Shot Heard 'Round the World." Both sides opened fire, and the Americans were forced to withdraw. But they had slowed the British advance.
