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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was fought between the French and the British. 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 colonists were angry with the Proclamation Line of 1763 and the taxes they were forced to pay. -
The Sugar Act
The British Parliament passed The Sugar Act. This placed a 3¢ tax on sugar. It was created because England was in debt and needed financial help. This brought up the phrase “No Taxation Without Representation” which became widely known. This made the colonists very angry because they were being taxed and had no say or representation for themselves. -
The Stamp Act
The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act. This required that a stamp purchased from the British government be placed on all important paper documents such as, court papers, almanacs, pamphlets, newspapers, playing cards,etc. This made the colonists very angry because they had to pay tax on all paper! -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a very violent group made to protest against The Stamp Act. it was made up of males that would go raid, attack and steal things from the British while protesting The Stamp Act. -
Townshend Acts
A collection of laws passed by the British Parliament. They were designed to help England raise money over the French and Indian War. These were made because The Stamp Act had failed. This made the colonists even angrier because they had no representation and they thought it was ridiculous. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a violent confrontation between the colonists and the British. The colonists were mocking, throwing ice and hitting British soldiers with clubs. When one of the British soldiers fell down, their gun went off causing other British soldiers to shoot. This killed some colonists and left them very angry. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was an act passed by Parliament in 1773. It was made to help the East India Company who was having financial difficulty and had 18 million pounds of unsold tea. To help them, England let them ship the tea to the colonies for sale, which gave the East India Company a monopoly. The colonists had many different reactions to this. Some refused the shipments, some left the tea to rot and others let them dock. -
The Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts were made to help pay for The Boston Tea Party.These acts were; the "Boston Port Act",the “Administration of Justice Act”, the “Quartering Act” and “Massachusetts Government Act”. These affected the colonists because sailors lost their jobs and stores closed, British soldiers arrested would be sent to England for trial(felt they could abuse the colonists), they had to house British troops in their home and they lost their representative government -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was the most known way that the colonists went against the Tea Act. Some of the colonists dressed as Indians and went to board the tea ships. After they were on, they ordered the captain and crew to open the hatchways and hand them the ropes. No harm was intended towards anybody on the ship. The colonists then proceeded to dump all of the tea into the harbor. They did this to make a point and England was very angry. -
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The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was where the twelve colonies (Georgia didn’t participate) met to discuss the current problems with England and the Coercive Acts.They sent a petition to King George III, this petition included their belief that it was unfair for Parliament to tax the colonists without representation, that they would make the colonists boycott if the Coercive Acts were not repealed and that if the English government did not do anything they would stop exporting goods to England. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
900 British troops were heading to Lexington and Concord to arrest and seize weapons.60 men lined up against the British soldiers. Nobody knows who fired the first shot. At the end of this battle, 8 patriots were killed, 10 wounded. After this, the Redcoats reached Concord, where they searched for weapons. They weren't successful(weapons were already hid.) Then, the British soldiers retreated to Boston where 1000 militiamen had gathered to confront them. Finally, they shadowed them on their way.
