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French and Indian War
England forced sweden and Holland out of the picture in one way or another. Soon, English came into conflict with French interest. Early 1750s French troops set up forts along the appalachian mountains. One of the most famous forts was fort Duquesne. Colonel George Washington headed a small force of 150 english men who had been sent to capture fort Duquesne. The fort had a lot more than 150 men so they fired and was forced to retreat. The English responded in force, general Braddock ,accompanied -
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Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a group of men in a secret organization that protested against British taxes and laws. Members include Sam Adams, John Adams, Benedict Arnold, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, Joseph Warren and Paul Revere. Some of the Members were wealthy, others were poor. Sam Adams was a lawyer of Boston and the leader of the Sons of Liberty, he strongly believed in Colonist rights. John Hancock was also a loyal leader of the Sons of Liberty. “None of them believed in mob violence, -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed in 1765. The reason the Stamp Act was passed was because Britain had to pay for the damaged caused by the French And Indian War. So the King decided to tax the colonists. This act taxes every printed paper they used such as newspapers and playing cards. The colonists were very angry.This was very important to this time period because it was the first act passed by Britain after the French and Indian War. -
The Boston Masacre
On March 5, 1770 some colonist boys were yelling and throwing snowballs at the British soldiers on King street. People gather around the street. They started throwing rocks so the soldiers got angry and began shooting. 5 people were killed. The colonist called this the Boston Massacre and began a revolt that led to the American Revolution.
