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french and Indian war
Date(s): 1754-1763 Description: The French and Indian War was apart of a larger global conflict called the Seven Years War. The French and British had the most territorial disputes within North America during this war. Both countries wanted access to the profitable fur trade business and the cheap fertile land west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
sugar act
The British Parliament passed the Sugar Act in 1764 in order to help pay for their debt from the French and Indian War as well as to pay for the troops guarding the Proclamation Line of 1763. It forced the colonists to pay a 3 cent tax on goods like sugar, coffee, indigo and certain kinds of alcohol. The colonists were not happy with this law because they had no say in parliament. The slogan “No Taxation without Representation” became popular in the colonies. -
stamp act
Date(s): 1765 Description: The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act in 165 in order to support the British soldiers protecting the Proclamation Line. The Stamp Act required that a stamp purchased by the British government had to be placed on all important documents like court papers, newspapers and even playing cards. This led to an increase in colonial protests. -
sons of liberty
Description: A well-organized political organization shrouded in secrecy that was established to undermine British rule in colonial America. This group spang up in port cities like Boston and NYC. Group member were men from all walks of life, and they were known to be hot headed and violent. -
Boston masonic
:On March 5 1770 there was a violent confrontation between the British soldiers and the colonists in Boston.The british soldiers were getting mocked and abused by the colonists. The colonists were trying to provoke the British and it worked. The British ended up shooting because a colonist from behind said “fire, fire if you dare”. Five colonists died in the Boston Massacre. -
tea act
:This new law was not designed to raise taxes in the colonies. The tea act was created to help the East India Company. The colonists were only able to buy their tea.They did this because there was 18 million pounds of tea unsold that they had to sell. It made the East India company a monopoly. -
Boston tea party
A few of the colonists dressed up as indians and went on the ships.They dressed up so no one would know it was them.Specifically it was the sons of liberty that went onto the ships.When the got on the ships they through the boxs of the tea into the ocean .New york left the tea on the docks to rot.They were forced to buy the tea so they dumped the tea into the ocean.They dumped 340 crates of tea into the water. -
intolerable acts
The british set the new laws.The started it because of what the did in boston about the tea.They passed the coercive act which the colonists ree named the law the intolerable acts.This act let's british soldiers go into people's houses without asking.They were terrified that the british were able to go into their houses they didn't know if they could trust them around their children. -
first continental congers
The founding fathers were a part of The First Continental Congress.It was held to discuss about what to do with the british.It was in boston.They had the meeting to discuss about that they have no representation in the government.The continental congress was getting sick of the new laws that the british were passing so the they had people to attack the british. -
The battle of Lexington
The british and the colonists faced of against each other in two of the first battles of the American Revolution .It started in lexington then the second one in concord.The british troops were looking for rebel leaders. The first battle the colonists lost but the second battle they won.They ambushed the british soldiers ,8 died in the battle and 5 were wounded.They chased the british out of town. -
Town shed act
The Townsend Acts taxed imported items such as paper, glass, paint and tea. The English Parliament passed this act to cover costs of the French and Indian War, as well as to show that they still had power over the colonies. The colonists were outraged with this act so they held public demonstrations, boycotted products and smuggled in goods. Parliament eventually decided to repeal this act because of colonial protests.
