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Was a war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. Won by the British but was the begining of heavy taxes for North America.
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The first of many taxes placed on the Americas after the French and Indian War. The Sugar Act was extra taxes on sugar and molasses.
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A tax on all printed materials in the colonies to be shiped to and from London.
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The day when 5 civilians where killed in a riot by Bristish Redcoats.
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Another tax to expand the British East India Company's monopoly on the tea trade to all British Colonies to sell extra tea.
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An action by colonists in Boston to stop the the monopolistic East India Company from controling all import of tea. Colonists dress as indians to try to fool the British.
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An act that all colonists had to provide room and board for all bristish soliders.
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Was the first U.S. Congress that was made up of twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Was used to describe a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britain's colonies in North America that triggered outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies.
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The start of the American Revolution. About 700 British Army regulars vs. about 500 militiamen fought. The British went after a cache of weapons that were used to fight the British.
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It was first published anonymously and was an immediate success. Common Sense presented the American colonists with an argument for freedom from British rule at a time when the question of independence was still undecided.
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A document stating Independence from British rule.
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The first constitution of the United States.
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The last battle of the American Revolution and was a victory of the American Army.
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A signed treaty officially ending the American Revolution.
