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Royal Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation was put in pace to prevent American colonist of settling on the french's land. The reason this is important is because this proclamation was the cause to a lot of conflict. -
The Sugar Act
There sugar act was used to lower the prices of malassos and making imported foreign rum illegal. (I don't know if this was a big event I just couldn't find anything else to use) -
The Founding of the Sons of Liberty
This was when a group of people came together to protect the stamp act. The reason this is important is because it was a major group was formed and in the near future they would help to change history. -
The Stamp Act
The stamp act put taxes on anything that used paper like legal documents, letters, newspaper , and even playing cards. This event was used to fuel the flames of the protesters. -
Battle Of The Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker Hill was a fight were the Americans lost. The reason this event is important was it showed that even though the Americans were inexperienced they still could fight back the british. -
Boston Massacure
The Boston massacre was where 7 red coats started shooting into a crowd of protesters. This event was a big part in the start of the war maybe even a main spark that caused the war. -
Boston Tea Party
This is when colonist dumped a huge batch of imported tea into the bay. The reason they did this was as a protest against the taxes on tea. -
Battles of Lexington
The battle of lexington was not a big battle but is was a fight that embarrassed the british and affected them greatly within a political stand point. -
The Winter of Valley Forge
The Winter valley forge happened during winter when a George Washington and his army were stuck and lacking cloths,food, and shelter. The main reason this is important event is it is was shaped his army into what it was during the main fights. -
The Declaration Of Independence
The colonist had declared their Independence from Britain . The reason this is important was because when they had all agreed to be independent which meant they were free from the british.