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French and Indian War
The war is also referred to as the “7 years war”. This war represents the struggle between Britain and France. When France expanded into the Ohio River it created conflict with British Colonies. The British repeatedly attacked Fort Duquesne which was created by the French. Later on the French won a series victories and throughout this the British military was severly affected by lack of interest from their own people.This lead to the Indians giving their support to American colonies and France. -
Albany Congress
Was a conference in Albany, New York that reached for the union of British colonies in North America for their safety and defense against France. The two purposes of the Albany Congress were to secure the support/cooperation of the Iroquois (to fight the French) and to form an alliance based on a design by Benjamin Franklin. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris formally ended the Revolutionary War. The peace treaty was negotiated by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay with the representatives King George III and Great Britain. The treaty stated that the British Crown recognized American Independence and gave up most of their territory east of the Mississippi River. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act ended the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies. This provided increased amounts of money to fund a larger British Empire. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress met in the Federal Hall Building. This act was the first action against the British to protest the Stamp act. The Congress was attended by 27 representatives of nine out of the thirteen colonies. They declared the Stamp act as completely bothersome. They also supported the boycott of British goods. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation when the British shit and killed multiple people while they were being harassed by the people in Boston. This event was publicized and let to people like Paul Rever and Samuel Adams become Patriots. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest when American colonists (angry at Britain) dumped hundreds of tea chests into the harbor. This was a major agent in history because it demonstrated how severely patriotic Americans wouldn’t take Great Britain’s tyranny lightly. This led to the 13 colonies to fight for independence. -
Intolerable Acts
Where horrible punishments/laws passed by the British Parliament meant for the Massachusetts colonists as a rebuttal for protesting and throwing the tea into the harbor. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was published by Thomas Paine and was pushing forward ideas of American Independence. It was a very influential piece of writing in that time period. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British beat the Americans and even thought they lost the Americans caused severe casualties against the enemies. This was important because it showed that Americans could have held their own against the British Army ( which was far superior). -
Declaration of Independence
A significant document that holds the proclamation that the United States is officially an independent country apart from Great Britain. The 13 colonies were officially separated and July 4th became a national holiday known as Independence Day.