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French and Indian War
It was inevitable that the English and French would come to conflict in North America and settlements made it only a matter of time until that happened. Gerorge Washington went to confront the French and tried to build a series of forts along the Ohio River. After Washington did that, he attacked Fort Meadows. The English killed 12 and took 21 prisoners. The French forced Washington to retreat and change of leadership and help from the colonists gave victory to the English -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris offlically ended the war. It gave English land between Appalachians and the Mississippi River. Colonists didn't want to settle on that land and that made them become mad at King Gerorge III -
Royal Proclamation
This didn't allow colonists to settle in the areas beyond the Appalachions. This happened because the American colonists wanted to go into Indian territory and this sparked a conflict so this proclamation was made to stop colonists from moving west. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act reduced the rate of tax on molasses from six pence to three pence per gallon. The act also effected more foreign goods to be taxed including sugar, certain wines, coffee, pimiento, cambric and printed calico, and later on, the export of lumber and iron. -
Stamp Act
A new tax system that made American colonists pay on every piece of printed paper. This was the result of of increased taxes on sugar and stamps -
Stamp Act Congress
People were saying "No taxation without representation!" . The colonists were not merely talking about the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act. Everyone knew that no colony acting alone could effectively convey a message to the king and Parliament. Appeals to Parliament by the individual legislatures had been ignored. Someone suggested an intercolonial conference to agree on a united course of action. -
Townshend Acts
These acts were passed by parliament to make money for defense and salaries. The acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea -
Boston Massacre
It was a fight between a group of protesters and soilders in which 11 colonists were hurt or killed by soilders. -
Boston Tea Party
People were angry about the taxes so they dumoed tea into the harbor. 200 men were disguised as indians and they dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
First Continental Congress
They met to discuss trouble with the colonies and Britain -
Patrick Henry "Give Me Liberty"
Henry presented a proposal to organize a volunteer company of cavalry in every Virginia county. Henry addressed himself to the Convention's president, Peyton Randolph of Williamsburg. Henry's words were not transcribed, but no one who heard them forgot their eloquence, or Henry's closing words: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" -
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Hh rode to Concord to warn colonists of English Preparations. Revere also rode with Willaim Dawes and Samuel Prescott. They all went different ways just in case one of them got captured. No one said that the British were coming. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
A random shot came out of nowhere to start the battle. By the end of the battle there were 8 colonists dead and 10 wounded. The English only had one minor wound. Concord militia advanced but had to retreat because they were out numbered. By the end of the battle, the red coats had 300 casualties and the colonists had fewer then 100. -
Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont in a attack on the fort. They captured the British garrison -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The hills around Boston worried the English because if the colonists put cannons on them then they wouldn't be safe. English made plans to capture both sets of hills but the colonists heard about it and put a stop to it. Main attacks were on Breeds hill -
Common Sense
King George III had announced that the colonies in a stte of rebellion that forced colonists to choose between loyalty and independence. Thomas paine wrote a book call "Common Sense" that encouraged independence. -
British Evacuate Boston
Brought order and discipline and had trenches dug on Charlestown and Boston Necks to prevent English breakout. Continentals placed cannons on top of Dorchester Heights. English took 2000 tories and 9000 loyalists to Nova Scotia. -
Second Continental Congress meets
They met after the battles of Lexington and Concord. They decided to completely break away from Great Britain. -
Declaration of Indepencdence
Colonists had a good first year of war making the Britsih evacuate Boston. Commitee of Five wrote the Declaration of Independence -
British defeated at Saratoga
This victory provided some inspiration -
Washington Captures Trenton
Washington turned fortunes of the US around by attacking and defeating the Hessians at Trenton. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Continental army speant winter of 1777-1778 at valley forge and they recieved training from Baron von Steuben. They showed off new skills at battle of monmouth. -
John Paul Jones defeats the Serapis
He defeated the Serapis on a small detachment of two boats from his ship -
Benedict Arnold plans found out
became one of the most infamous traitors in U.S. history after he switched sides and fought for the British. -
Cornwallis Surender
Cornwallis backed himself on to a peninsula in Virginia. Then his escape by sea got cutoff and he had no other choice but to surrender.
