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French and Indian War
Also known as the Seven Year War, The French and Indian War was a war between the English and the French. They battled over land domination in North America, Austria, and India. English ended up winning but at a cost of debt almost destroying the English government. This is important because the Debt is what led to the tensions that lead to the Revolutionary War. -
Stamp Act
The English made a law that made it so the colonists had to pay a tax for every document and printed materials to get a stamp on them for them to be approved. This made the colonists angry. It led to many riots and attacks on tax collectors leading up to the revolution. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was formed by the British government to keep their power in control. It stated that the colonists had to follow the British laws. This affected the colonists freedom to do certain things. -
Boston Massacre
50 to 60 citizens gathered to taunt the British soldiers. They started throwing sticks and snowballs at the soldiers. So the soldiers opened fire and killed 5 colonists. This was only one of many acts that lead to the Revolutionary War -
Boston Tea Party
Britain started putting a tax on tea. The colonists objected and boarded tea ships, and lifted 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. This lead to the Intolerable Acts. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws by the British government that raised taxes to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. The British called them the Coercive Acts. This caused even more colonists to rebel against the British rule. -
Declaration of Independence
The colonies wanted to form their own government rather than follow British rule. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Ben Franklin created the Declaration of Independence that stated their own laws, and separated them from British rule. This is important because it created Independence Day, which is the day America declared Independence.
