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Stono Rebellion
when slaves were being used instead of indentured servants, slave did the best they could to try to adapt to their new way of living. Some of the slaves resisted by deliberately defying their masters while other ran away. In order to gain freedom, slave resistance resulted in the Stono Rebellion which was led by a literate slave named Jemmy. Virginia Colony. " Runaway Notices from The South Carolina Gazette,"
UTA History Department “ The Rise of African Slavery” Lecture -
New York Conspiracy
After the Stono Rebellion, thirteen fires broke out and rumors were spread throughout New York that slaves were plotting to kill their masters and to take full control over the colonies. Paranoid by all the rumors government begin to interview and interrogate slaves. The result was 17 New Yorkers were executed, 13 black men were burned, and 4 whites were hung. UTA History Department “ The Rise of African Slavery” Lecture -
Lets FIght ( French and Indian War of 1754-1763)
Wars begin to break out as colonies were looking to expand their territory and place themselves in a more financial state. The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War, was one of the most notable wars in due to it lasted almost a decade and resulted in Great Britain being consumed in debt. UTA History Department “Seven Years War” Lecture -
The Treaty of Paris
Signed by the French and signaled the end of the French and Indian War. British Empire gained control of the area of what we now know as Canada to Florida. In gaining this land, they acquired sugar islands, trading post, and French held post on the coast of Africa. -
Proclamation Line
was used to try to prevent future costly wars by preventing white settlement of the West of the Proclamation Line which ran along the Appalachian Mountains. -
Taxation, Taxation, Taxation
Due to the costly war, Great Britain experienced a doubled national debt. With no way of being able to pay the debt down, taxes were imposed on the colony which resulted in the passing of several acts being passed and put on the people. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was imposed to help undercut the problem of smuggling and had the intent that mariners would abide by the imperial laws. -
Tea Act
Tea could be exported directly to other colonies and would therefore cut out the middlemen and release the duties of paying for import and export. -
Boston Harbor
The Boston Harbor is significant in the fact that the people threw tea into the harbor which constituted almost one million dollars in loss in today's currency. -
Let's Become Independent
The Continental Congress met in Philadelphia where they decided it was time to cut ties with Great Britain and become independent. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams wrote The Declaration of Independence insisted that " all were created equal."
Thomas Jefferson, " The Declaration of Independence" (July 4,1776)
Thomas Jefferson, "Original Rough Draft" of the Declaration of Independence (1776) -
Finally Independent
The Treaty of Paris in 1783 recognized the United States as being independent after the victory at Yorktown. -
Ordinances 1784-1787
Ordinances were put into place to start the expansion of the United States territory. Land was sold at a one dollar per acre during a public auction. Openstax “Corbett Textbook” -
Purchase of Louisiana
The United States purchased the Louisianan territory from France under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson.
