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The French and Indian War
1754-1763 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. Although the British lost majority of the initial battles they ultimately won the war. The war caused relations to worsen between the British and the Colonists. -
The 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. -
The stamp act
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. The colonists were outraged because they were paying for troops that were keeping them out of the land they had just fought for in the French and Indian War and they still had no representation in Parliament. This led to an increase in colonial protests. -
The sons of liberty
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. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend 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. -
Boston Massacre
There was a violent confrontation between the British soldiers and the colonists in Boston and colonists were shot because the colonist said why don’t you fire you bloods.The cause of the Boston Massacre is from Taxation without Representation. It’s from the colonist because they didn’t have no say. It was at the town square -
The Tea Act
Its made to raise taxes in the colonies. The tea act was made because no one bought the tea from the factories. The sailors dressed as the Mohawks so the colonist don’t expect anything. It was on the ships and colonist lands. -
The Boston Tea party
The Boston tea party is when the colonist went on board and through all the tea off board into the harbor.There was millions of dollars worth of the thousands of pounds of teas. They did this because they taxed the items in the store so they would buy the tea.The colonist were the ones that went on board and through all the tea overboard. They made the colonist pay for the tea after it throwing overboard. -
Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
. When a British soldier got in trouble they went to England for trial so they got in less trouble from no colonist part of the story. So British thinks they can abuse the colonist and not get in trouble. British made colonist share their homes with the British and make the colonist do things for them. They closed the State House, and there places -
The First Continental Congress
Its about the outrage of the acts that the British that's called coercive Act and they discuss about it at the Carpenter's Hall, George Washington, John Adams, Patrick Henry, John Jay, Samuel Adams and many others. None of them have no say in these acts. -
The battle of Lexington and Concord
It was two battles and it was between the British and the Colonist. The colonist killed 700 British troops,The minutemen was called out for battle from Paul Revere for a instant battle of Lexington and Concord. There was a lot of conflict in the battle, and a lot of soldiers died on both sides,(British and the colonist).The Americans won the battle between Lexington and Concord.
