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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was apart of a larger global conflict called the Seven Years War. French and British had the most territorial disputes within North America during this war. Both countries wanted to access the profitable fur trade business, and the cheap fertile land west of the Appalachian Mountains. British lost most of the initial battles, but they won the war. The war caused relations between Colonist and British to worsen. Colonist were angry in 1763,taxes they were forced to pay. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a stamp placed on all important documents like court papers, newspapers, and even playing cards. The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act in 1765 in order to support the British soldiers protecting the proclamation line. Colonist 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 still had no representation in Parliament. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a well-organized political organization shrouded in secrecy that was established to undermine British rule in Colonial. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts was a tax placed on important items such as paper, glass, paint, and tea. The English Parliament passed this act to cover costs of the French and Indian War. Colonist were outraged with this act, so they held public demonstrations, boycotted products, and smuggled goods. Parliament finally decided to repeal this act because of colonial protests. -
Boston Massacre
On March 5, 1770 their was a violent confrontation between the British soldiers and the Colonist. On this night the Colonist were throwing snowballs, ice, oyster shells, etc. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed by parliment on May 10, 1773, granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American Colonies. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest. The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians/ Native Americans boarded a ship and quietly dumped the crates of tea into the harbor. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a 3 cent tax placed on goods like sugar, coffee, indigo, and certain kinds on alcohol. The Colonist were not happy with this law because they had no say in parliament. The slogan " No Taxation without Representation" became popular in the colonies. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts were harsh acts passed by British parliament. They were meant to punish the Colonist for the protest. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts were harsh acts passed by the British Parliment. They were meant to punish the Colonist for the protest. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting that met in carpenters hall Philedelphia. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord was a fight between British and Massachusetts, which kicked off the American Revolutionary War.
