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George Whitefield Preaches
George Whitefield was a passionate evangelist who started the First Great Awakening in America. He spoke and preached so passionately that thousands of people gathered to listen. The churches could not even fit the crowd, so Whitefield would preach outside. He appealed to people's hearts and encouraged them to have a personal relationship with God. He said that people should have a conversion experience as a Christian. -
The Stono Rebellion
The largest slave rebellion in British North America occurred in South Carolina. Twenty slaves raided a shop and acquired guns. They killed white people as they marched to Florida yelling, "Freedom!". The revolt ended when white men met the slaves at the Edisto River and killed many of the slaves. The colonists sold the other men to be slaves in the West Indies. -
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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War, also called the Seven Years' War, was fought between New France and New England. France supported New France, and England supported New England. Both the French and English colonists fought with Indian allies. The Treaty of Paris ended the War. The treaty gave most of France's American territories to Great Britain and some of them to Spain. -
The English Take Quebec from the French
The British won the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, or the Battle of Quebec, assuring English victory in the French and Indian War. The British captured Quebec, and the French retreated. This victory pressured and concerned Canada and the French army. -
The Sugar Act is Passed
The British government passed The Sugar Act, which is also called the Plantation Act or Revenue Act. They passed the law to gain money because they had spent so much on the French and Indian War. The colonists smuggled sugar into America to save money, so Britain tried to enforce the Sugar Act. The Americas disliked the new taxes and protested. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a bloody riot between American colonists and British soldiers. The colonists were bullying a soldier, so other soldiers came to his aid. The fight grew, and eventually, British soldiers shot into the angry mob and killed colonists. This event encouraged the Americans to oppose the British crown and ignited the spirit of the Revolutionary War. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty led a protest called The Boston Tea Party. They were protesting against the taxes the British crown imposed. The British East India Company sold Chinese tea in America, but Britain did not tax them. The colonists dressed up as Indians and threw chests of tea into the harbor in Boston, Massachusets. The British king punished the colonists, and this act angered the colonists more. This event also ignited the Americans' revolutionary spirit. -
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American Revolutionary War
The people living in the 13 colonies had grown discontent with the British crown. They wanted their independence. The Battle at Lexington and Concord ignited the fighting, and soon, an international war was raging on American soil. The French aided the Continental Army during the war and helped them win an important battle in Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781. This battle concluded that the Americans had won their independence. However, fighting continued until 1783. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Hundreds of British soldiers started to walk from Boston, Massachusetts to Concord. They planned to steal a hoard of weapons from the colonists. However, Paul Revere and others warned the colonists in Concord, and they met the British soldiers in Lexington. The colonists were constantly shooting at the soldiers during the battle, so the British retreated. The American Revolutionary War had begun.